diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/Mount.cpp b/kernel/src/fs/Mount.cpp
index 950d492a..a62e8a62 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/Mount.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/Mount.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ Result<SharedPtr<VFS::Inode>> MountInode::create(SharedPtr<VFS::Inode> source, S
     auto parent = TRY(source->find(".."));
     TRY(fs->set_mount_dir(parent));
 
+    source->add_handle();
+
     g_mounts.append(inode.ptr());
 
     return (SharedPtr<VFS::Inode>)inode;
 }
+
+MountInode::~MountInode()
+{
+    m_source->remove_handle();
+}
diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/Mount.h b/kernel/src/fs/Mount.h
index 9cefc6f9..c239b849 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/Mount.h
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/Mount.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class MountInode : public VFS::Inode, public LinkedListNode<MountInode>
         return m_mount_root_inode->replace_entry(inode, name);
     }
 
-    virtual ~MountInode() = default;
+    virtual ~MountInode();
 
   private:
     SharedPtr<VFS::Inode> m_source;