diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c
index 3e77b1c1d0..b8d341efc2 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ xdg_surface_close (void *data,
   GdkEvent *event;
 
   event = gdk_event_new (GDK_DELETE);
-  event->any.window = window;
+  event->any.window = g_object_ref (window);
   event->any.send_event = TRUE;
 
   display = gdk_window_get_display (window);