diff --git a/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_priv.h b/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_priv.h
index 95bf0478330..6de8915b91e 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_priv.h
+++ b/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_priv.h
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ struct fd_submit_funcs {
 struct fd_submit {
    int32_t refcnt;
    struct fd_pipe *pipe;
+   struct fd_device *dev;
    const struct fd_submit_funcs *funcs;
 
    struct fd_ringbuffer *primary;
diff --git a/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_ringbuffer.c b/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_ringbuffer.c
index 48cd84ad0bf..310fa3f3dc3 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_ringbuffer.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ fd_submit_new(struct fd_pipe *pipe)
    struct fd_submit *submit = pipe->funcs->submit_new(pipe);
    submit->refcnt = 1;
    submit->pipe = fd_pipe_ref(pipe);
+   submit->dev = fd_device_ref(pipe->dev);
    return submit;
 }
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ fd_submit_del(struct fd_submit *submit)
       fd_ringbuffer_del(submit->primary);
 
    fd_pipe_del(submit->pipe);
+   fd_device_del(submit->dev);
 
    submit->funcs->destroy(submit);
 }