diff --git a/kernel/kernel/Storage/NVMe/Controller.cpp b/kernel/kernel/Storage/NVMe/Controller.cpp
index 4216ca6f33..47d128517f 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/Storage/NVMe/Controller.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/Storage/NVMe/Controller.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ namespace Kernel
 
 		DevFileSystem::get().add_device(this);
 
+		StorageController::ref();
+
 		return {};
 	}