diff --git a/types/wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1.c b/types/wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1.c
index b9865dcce..6d9188777 100644
--- a/types/wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1.c
+++ b/types/wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ static void manager_handle_import_timeline(struct wl_client *client,
 	struct wl_resource *timeline_resource = wl_resource_create(client,
 		&wp_linux_drm_syncobj_timeline_v1_interface, version, id);
 	if (timeline_resource == NULL) {
+		wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_unref(timeline);
 		wl_resource_post_no_memory(resource);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@ bool wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1_state_add_release_point(
 bool wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1_state_add_release_from_implicit_sync(
 		struct wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_surface_v1_state *state,
 		struct wlr_buffer *buffer, struct wl_event_loop *event_loop) {
-	if (state->release_merger != NULL) {
+	if (state->release_merger == NULL) {
 		return true;
 	}
 	return wlr_drm_syncobj_merger_add_dmabuf(state->release_merger, buffer, event_loop);