diff --git a/src/bin/e_comp.c b/src/bin/e_comp.c
index 08a393c82..cc47cf483 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_comp.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_comp.c
@@ -352,7 +352,10 @@ _e_comp_cb_update(E_Comp *c)
         /* clear update flag */
         e_comp_object_render_update_del(ec->frame);
         if (_e_comp_client_update(ec))
-          c->post_updates = eina_list_append(c->post_updates, ec);
+          {
+             c->post_updates = eina_list_append(c->post_updates, ec);
+             e_object_ref(E_OBJECT(ec));
+          }
      }
    _e_comp_fps_update(c);
    if (conf->fps_show)
diff --git a/src/bin/e_comp_canvas.c b/src/bin/e_comp_canvas.c
index 954c53928..85376e130 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_comp_canvas.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_comp_canvas.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ _e_comp_canvas_render_post(void *data, Evas *e EINA_UNUSED, void *event_info EIN
         //INF("POST %p", ec);
         if (!e_object_is_del(E_OBJECT(ec)))
           e_pixmap_image_clear(ec->pixmap, 1);
+        e_object_unref(E_OBJECT(ec));
      }
 }