diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_pipeline.c b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_pipeline.c
index a0461e8583e..fbec70dc2a1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_pipeline.c
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ lvp_graphics_pipeline_init(struct lvp_pipeline *pipeline,
       if (BITSET_TEST(pipeline->graphics_state.dynamic,
                       MESA_VK_DYNAMIC_TS_DOMAIN_ORIGIN)) {
          pipeline->shaders[MESA_SHADER_TESS_EVAL].tess_ccw = ralloc(NULL, struct lvp_pipeline_nir);
+         pipeline->shaders[MESA_SHADER_TESS_EVAL].tess_ccw->ref_cnt = 1;
          pipeline->shaders[MESA_SHADER_TESS_EVAL].tess_ccw->nir = nir_shader_clone(NULL, pipeline->shaders[MESA_SHADER_TESS_EVAL].pipeline_nir->nir);
          pipeline->shaders[MESA_SHADER_TESS_EVAL].tess_ccw->nir->info.tess.ccw = !pipeline->shaders[MESA_SHADER_TESS_EVAL].pipeline_nir->nir->info.tess.ccw;
       } else if (pipeline->graphics_state.ts->domain_origin == VK_TESSELLATION_DOMAIN_ORIGIN_UPPER_LEFT) {