diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index fa5738b624e..51f70f8753c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -3766,7 +3766,7 @@ zink_set_framebuffer_state(struct pipe_context *pctx,
          ctx->rp_changed |= !!zink_transient_surface(psurf) != !!zink_transient_surface(state->cbufs[i]);
       unbind_fb_surface(ctx, psurf, i, i >= state->nr_cbufs || psurf != state->cbufs[i]);
       if (psurf && ctx->needs_present == zink_resource(psurf->texture))
-         ctx->needs_present = NULL;
+         zink_resource_reference(&ctx->needs_present, NULL);
    }
    if (ctx->fb_state.zsbuf) {
       struct pipe_surface *psurf = ctx->fb_state.zsbuf;
@@ -4008,7 +4008,7 @@ zink_flush(struct pipe_context *pctx,
          zink_kopper_readback_update(ctx, ctx->needs_present);
          screen->image_barrier(ctx, ctx->needs_present, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PRESENT_SRC_KHR, 0, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_BOTTOM_OF_PIPE_BIT);
       }
-      ctx->needs_present = NULL;
+      zink_resource_reference(&ctx->needs_present, NULL);
    }
 
    if (flags & PIPE_FLUSH_FENCE_FD) {
@@ -4296,7 +4296,7 @@ zink_flush_resource(struct pipe_context *pctx,
          zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->image_barrier(ctx, res, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PRESENT_SRC_KHR, 0, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_BOTTOM_OF_PIPE_BIT);
          zink_batch_reference_resource_rw(ctx, res, true);
       } else {
-         ctx->needs_present = res;
+         zink_resource_reference(&ctx->needs_present, res);
       }
       ctx->swapchain = res;
    } else if (res->dmabuf)