diff --git a/Kernel/Lock.h b/Kernel/Lock.h
index b3d589e139..5d27ff936f 100644
--- a/Kernel/Lock.h
+++ b/Kernel/Lock.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ private:
     // the lock is unlocked, it just means we don't know which threads hold it.
     // When locked exclusively, this is always the one thread that holds the
     // lock.
-    Thread* m_holder { nullptr };
+    RefPtr<Thread> m_holder;
 };
 
 class Locker {
diff --git a/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp b/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
index 27cf61dd51..20ef1e6810 100644
--- a/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ bool Scheduler::donate_to(RefPtr<Thread>& beneficiary, const char* reason)
     ASSERT(!proc.in_irq());
 
     if (proc.in_critical() > 1) {
-        scheduler_data.m_pending_beneficiary = *beneficiary; // Save the beneficiary
+        scheduler_data.m_pending_beneficiary = beneficiary; // Save the beneficiary
         scheduler_data.m_pending_donate_reason = reason;
         proc.invoke_scheduler_async();
         return false;