1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index 803b94bb66..cbd7e86033 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -683,16 +683,15 @@ GSList *object_class_get_list(const char *implements_type,
 
 void object_ref(Object *obj)
 {
-    obj->ref++;
+     atomic_inc(&obj->ref);
 }
 
 void object_unref(Object *obj)
 {
     g_assert(obj->ref > 0);
-    obj->ref--;
 
     /* parent always holds a reference to its children */
-    if (obj->ref == 0) {
+    if (atomic_fetch_dec(&obj->ref) == 1) {
         object_finalize(obj);
     }
 }