diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 78f197a8557..c2ee6de4754 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@
         "description": "zink: also refcount needs_present from frontbuffer flush",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 2,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "4b0f2d1a2b30e5a288f909683203bfa3bbfacf50",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index e4e63f7a35c..1cc8e44a2da 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ zink_flush_frontbuffer(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
    if (!zink_kopper_acquired(res->obj->dt, res->obj->dt_idx)) {
       /* swapbuffers to an undefined surface: acquire and present garbage */
       zink_kopper_acquire(ctx, res, UINT64_MAX);
-      ctx->needs_present = res;
+      zink_resource_reference(&ctx->needs_present, res);
       /* set batch usage to submit acquire semaphore */
       zink_batch_resource_usage_set(ctx->bs, res, true, false);
       /* ensure the resource is set up to present garbage */