diff --git a/kernel-shared/locking.c b/kernel-shared/locking.c
index a41ce06b..bd24571e 100644
--- a/kernel-shared/locking.c
+++ b/kernel-shared/locking.c
@@ -5,15 +5,18 @@
 
 struct extent_buffer *btrfs_read_lock_root_node(struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
+	root->node->refs++;
 	return root->node;
 }
 
 struct extent_buffer *btrfs_try_read_lock_root_node(struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
+	root->node->refs++;
 	return root->node;
 }
 
 struct extent_buffer *btrfs_lock_root_node(struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
+	root->node->refs++;
 	return root->node;
 }