diff --git a/src/mesa/pipe/softpipe/sp_tile_cache.c b/src/mesa/pipe/softpipe/sp_tile_cache.c
index 9542ec37659..19c06323e1f 100644
--- a/src/mesa/pipe/softpipe/sp_tile_cache.c
+++ b/src/mesa/pipe/softpipe/sp_tile_cache.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void
 sp_tile_cache_set_surface(struct softpipe_tile_cache *tc,
                           struct pipe_surface *ps)
 {
-   tc->surface = ps;
+   pipe_surface_reference(&tc->surface, ps);
 }