diff --git a/src/vrend_renderer.c b/src/vrend_renderer.c
index 4f189c5..826feb7 100644
--- a/src/vrend_renderer.c
+++ b/src/vrend_renderer.c
@@ -4236,7 +4236,9 @@ void vrend_renderer_resource_destroy(struct vrend_resource *res, bool remove)
 static void vrend_destroy_resource_object(void *obj_ptr)
 {
    struct vrend_resource *res = obj_ptr;
-   vrend_renderer_resource_destroy(res, false);
+
+   if (pipe_reference(&res->base.reference, NULL))
+       vrend_renderer_resource_destroy(res, false);
 }
 
 void vrend_renderer_resource_unref(uint32_t res_handle)