diff --git a/cogl-1.22.8/cogl/cogl-context.c b/cogl-1.22.8-fixed/cogl/cogl-context.c
index a7eed29..2280942 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-context.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-context.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ cogl_context_new (CoglDisplay *display,
     }
 
   context->display = display;
+  cogl_object_ref (display);
 
   /* This is duplicated data, but it's much more convenient to have
      the driver attached to the context and the value is accessed a