diff --git a/VersionedMap.cpp b/VersionedMap.cpp
index f28c220..8a558e5 100644
--- a/VersionedMap.cpp
+++ b/VersionedMap.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ struct Entry {
     return (const uint8_t *)(this + 1) + 1 + keyLen;
   }
 
-  void addref() const { ++refCount; }
+  Entry *addref() const {
+    ++refCount;
+    return (Entry *)this;
+  }
 
   void delref() const {
     if (--refCount == 0) {
@@ -420,8 +423,7 @@ struct VersionedMap::Impl {
     auto doCopy = [&]() {
       uint32_t copy = mm.allocate();
       auto &c = mm.base[copy];
-      n.entry->addref();
-      c.entry = n.entry;
+      c.entry = n.entry->addref();
       c.pointer[which] = child;
       c.pointer[!which] = n.pointer[!which];
       c.updated.store(false, std::memory_order_relaxed);