diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_framebuffer.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_framebuffer.h
index 58d590e74fc..48f0a7202fa 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_framebuffer.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_framebuffer.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ zink_framebuffer_reference(struct zink_screen *screen,
 {
    struct zink_framebuffer *old_dst = *dst;
 
-   if (pipe_reference_described(&old_dst->reference, &src->reference,
+   if (pipe_reference_described(&old_dst->reference, src ? &src->reference : NULL,
                                 (debug_reference_descriptor)debug_describe_zink_framebuffer))
       zink_destroy_framebuffer(screen, old_dst);
    *dst = src;