diff --git a/widget/src/windows/nsTextWidget.cpp b/widget/src/windows/nsTextWidget.cpp
index e47d2c543eb4..d1b0b7ee18f0 100644
--- a/widget/src/windows/nsTextWidget.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/windows/nsTextWidget.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ NS_IMPL_RELEASE(nsTextWidget)
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 nsTextWidget::nsTextWidget() : nsTextHelper()
 {
+  NS_INIT_REFCNT();
   mBackground = NS_RGB(124, 124, 124);
 }