diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
index 1b7fd86b3a..0d5e999ef4 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ virLockDaemonNewPostExecRestart(virJSONValuePtr object, bool privileged)
                                               virLockDaemonClientFree,
                                               (void*)(intptr_t)(privileged ? 0x1 : 0x0))))
         goto error;
+    virObjectUnref(srv);
 
     return lockd;
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetdaemon.c b/src/rpc/virnetdaemon.c
index e3b9390af2..8c21414897 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetdaemon.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetdaemon.c
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ virNetDaemonAddServerPostExec(virNetDaemonPtr dmn,
 
     if (virHashAddEntry(dmn->servers, serverName, srv) < 0)
         goto error;
+    virObjectRef(srv);
 
     virJSONValueFree(object);
     virObjectUnlock(dmn);