diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageFSRoot.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageFSRoot.cpp
index 1abac70b50..a5204164ef 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageFSRoot.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageFSRoot.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ PackageFSRoot::PackageFSRoot(dev_t deviceID, ino_t nodeID)
 
 PackageFSRoot::~PackageFSRoot()
 {
+	if (fPackageLinksDirectory != NULL)
+		fPackageLinksDirectory->ReleaseReference();
+
 	rw_lock_destroy(&fLock);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Volume.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Volume.cpp
index f39acd1b3e..37a08d49b4 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Volume.cpp
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ Volume::_RemovePackageLinksDirectory()
 
 	if (packageLinksDirectory->Parent() == fRootDirectory) {
 		packageLinksDirectory->SetListener(NULL);
-		_RemovePackageLinksNode(packageLinksDirectory);
+		fRootDirectory->RemoveChild(packageLinksDirectory);
 		packageLinksDirectory->SetParent(NULL);
 	}
 }