diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_ksocket.c b/sys/netgraph/ng_ksocket.c
index 0a2c57c9917b..b3e53e4dcbfa 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_ksocket.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_ksocket.c
@@ -1203,6 +1203,8 @@ ng_ksocket_finish_accept(priv_p priv)
 
 	/* XXX KNOTE(&head->so_rcv.sb_sel.si_note, 0); */
 
+	soref(so);
+
 	so->so_state &= ~SS_COMP;
 	so->so_state |= SS_NBIO;
 	so->so_head = NULL;