diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
index 1be37cc09ca..8ec6c3b32af 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
@@ -302,10 +302,16 @@ nv30_screen_destroy(struct pipe_screen *pscreen)
 {
    struct nv30_screen *screen = nv30_screen(pscreen);
 
-   if (screen->base.fence.current &&
-       screen->base.fence.current->state >= NOUVEAU_FENCE_STATE_EMITTED) {
-      nouveau_fence_wait(screen->base.fence.current);
-      nouveau_fence_ref (NULL, &screen->base.fence.current);
+   if (screen->base.fence.current) {
+      struct nouveau_fence *current = NULL;
+
+      /* nouveau_fence_wait will create a new current fence, so wait on the
+       * _current_ one, and remove both.
+       */
+      nouveau_fence_ref(screen->base.fence.current, &current);
+      nouveau_fence_wait(current);
+      nouveau_fence_ref(NULL, &current);
+      nouveau_fence_ref(NULL, &screen->base.fence.current);
    }
 
    nouveau_object_del(&screen->query);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c
index 96a35ffbb18..4b23677e845 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c
@@ -290,8 +290,15 @@ nv50_screen_destroy(struct pipe_screen *pscreen)
    struct nv50_screen *screen = nv50_screen(pscreen);
 
    if (screen->base.fence.current) {
-      nouveau_fence_wait(screen->base.fence.current);
-      nouveau_fence_ref (NULL, &screen->base.fence.current);
+      struct nouveau_fence *current = NULL;
+
+      /* nouveau_fence_wait will create a new current fence, so wait on the
+       * _current_ one, and remove both.
+       */
+      nouveau_fence_ref(screen->base.fence.current, &current);
+      nouveau_fence_wait(current);
+      nouveau_fence_ref(NULL, &current);
+      nouveau_fence_ref(NULL, &screen->base.fence.current);
    }
    if (screen->base.pushbuf)
       screen->base.pushbuf->user_priv = NULL;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c
index 79d2ab99a1a..137cdb1742e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c
@@ -334,7 +334,14 @@ nvc0_screen_destroy(struct pipe_screen *pscreen)
    struct nvc0_screen *screen = nvc0_screen(pscreen);
 
    if (screen->base.fence.current) {
-      nouveau_fence_wait(screen->base.fence.current);
+      struct nouveau_fence *current = NULL;
+
+      /* nouveau_fence_wait will create a new current fence, so wait on the
+       * _current_ one, and remove both.
+       */
+      nouveau_fence_ref(screen->base.fence.current, &current);
+      nouveau_fence_wait(current);
+      nouveau_fence_ref(NULL, &current);
       nouveau_fence_ref(NULL, &screen->base.fence.current);
    }
    if (screen->base.pushbuf)