diff --git a/sortix/include/sortix/kernel/refcount.h b/sortix/include/sortix/kernel/refcount.h
index afa43fc4..0321bb25 100644
--- a/sortix/include/sortix/kernel/refcount.h
+++ b/sortix/include/sortix/kernel/refcount.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #ifndef SORTIX_REFCOUNT_H
 #define SORTIX_REFCOUNT_H
 
+#include <sortix/kernel/kthread.h>
+
 namespace Sortix {
 
 class Refcounted
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ public:
 	inline size_t Refcount() const { return refcount; }
 
 private:
+	kthread_mutex_t reflock;
 	size_t refcount;
 
 };
diff --git a/sortix/refcount.cpp b/sortix/refcount.cpp
index 66133d0d..575cfc8d 100644
--- a/sortix/refcount.cpp
+++ b/sortix/refcount.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include <sortix/kernel/platform.h>
+#include <sortix/kernel/kthread.h>
 #include <sortix/kernel/refcount.h>
 
 namespace Sortix {
 
 Refcounted::Refcounted()
 {
+	reflock = KTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 	refcount = 1;
 }
 
@@ -41,12 +43,16 @@ Refcounted::~Refcounted()
 
 void Refcounted::Refer()
 {
+	ScopedLock lock(&reflock);
 	refcount++;
 }
 
 void Refcounted::Unref()
 {
-	if ( !--refcount )
+	kthread_mutex_lock(&reflock);
+	bool deleteme =  !--refcount;
+	kthread_mutex_unlock(&reflock);
+	if ( deleteme )
 		delete this;
 }