diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkoperation.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkoperation.c
index d376c6cfa1..710983385e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkoperation.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkoperation.c
@@ -1438,8 +1438,14 @@ gst_vulkan_operation_pipeline_barrier2 (GstVulkanOperation * self,
 GstVulkanOperation *
 gst_vulkan_operation_new (GstVulkanCommandPool * cmd_pool)
 {
+  GstVulkanOperation *self;
+
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_VULKAN_COMMAND_POOL (cmd_pool), NULL);
 
-  return g_object_new (GST_TYPE_VULKAN_OPERATION, "command-pool", cmd_pool,
+  self = g_object_new (GST_TYPE_VULKAN_OPERATION, "command-pool", cmd_pool,
       NULL);
+
+  gst_object_ref_sink (self);
+
+  return self;
 }
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvktrash.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvktrash.c
index a5c38ccaa4..c7a0314604 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvktrash.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvktrash.c
@@ -532,7 +532,12 @@ gst_vulkan_trash_fence_list_init (GstVulkanTrashFenceList * trash_list)
 GstVulkanTrashList *
 gst_vulkan_trash_fence_list_new (void)
 {
-  return g_object_new (gst_vulkan_trash_fence_list_get_type (), NULL);
+  GstVulkanTrashList *ret;
+
+  ret = g_object_new (gst_vulkan_trash_fence_list_get_type (), NULL);
+  gst_object_ref_sink (ret);
+
+  return ret;
 }
 
 GST_DEFINE_MINI_OBJECT_TYPE (GstVulkanTrash, gst_vulkan_trash);