diff --git a/cmd-parse.y b/cmd-parse.y
index a08c5819..f79c7fd3 100644
--- a/cmd-parse.y
+++ b/cmd-parse.y
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ cmd_parse_build_command(struct cmd_parse_command *cmd,
 				goto out;
 			values[count].type = ARGS_COMMANDS;
 			values[count].cmdlist = pr->cmdlist;
+			values[count].cmdlist->references++;
 			break;
 		}
 		count++;