diff --git a/dlls/d3d8/device.c b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
index 2b4b6ddeff2..2da80633984 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d8/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
@@ -1487,6 +1487,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IDirect3DDevice8Impl_GetStreamSource(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE8 ifa
     rc = IWineD3DDevice_GetStreamSource(This->WineD3DDevice, StreamNumber, (IWineD3DVertexBuffer **)&retStream, 0 /* Offset in bytes */, pStride);
     if (rc == D3D_OK  && NULL != retStream) {
         IWineD3DVertexBuffer_GetParent(retStream, (IUnknown **)pStream);
+        IWineD3DVertexBuffer_Release(retStream);
     }else{
          FIXME("Call to GetStreamSource failed %p\n",  pStride);
         *pStream = NULL;
diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/device.c b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
index d0a456a6679..62c79c17319 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ HRESULT  WINAPI  IDirect3DDevice9Impl_GetStreamSource(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 iface, U
     rc = IWineD3DDevice_GetStreamSource(This->WineD3DDevice, StreamNumber, (IWineD3DVertexBuffer **)&retStream, OffsetInBytes, pStride);
     if (rc == D3D_OK  && NULL != retStream) {
         IWineD3DVertexBuffer_GetParent(retStream, (IUnknown **)pStream);
+        IWineD3DVertexBuffer_Release(retStream);
     }else{
         FIXME("Call to GetStreamSource failed %p %p\n", OffsetInBytes, pStride);
         *pStream = NULL;
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/device.c b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
index 375d57ee329..616cf4c8a30 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/device.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
@@ -2467,6 +2467,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DDeviceImpl_GetStreamSource(IWineD3DDevice *iface,
         return  WINED3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
     }
 
+    IWineD3DVertexBuffer_AddRef(*pStream); /* We have created a new reference to the VB */
     return WINED3D_OK;
 }