diff --git a/src/fs.rs b/src/fs.rs
index 672081a4ef..2fc14afc52 100644
--- a/src/fs.rs
+++ b/src/fs.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl File {
     pub unsafe fn get_ref(&self) -> Self {
         Self {
             fd: self.fd,
-            reference: false
+            reference: true
         }
     }
 }