1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index cafb2f5a..9fe96834 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ menu_populate(XfceDesktop *desktop,
     * a toplevel menu */
     else
     {
+        g_object_ref_sink(G_OBJECT(desktop_menu));
         xfce_gtk_menu_popup_until_mapped(GTK_MENU(desktop_menu), NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 3, gtk_get_current_event_time());
+        g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(desktop_menu));
     }
 }
 #endif /* USE_DESKTOP_MENU */