diff --git a/Applications/Spreadsheet/HelpWindow.cpp b/Applications/Spreadsheet/HelpWindow.cpp
index 0e77343455..df70436cd1 100644
--- a/Applications/Spreadsheet/HelpWindow.cpp
+++ b/Applications/Spreadsheet/HelpWindow.cpp
@@ -91,13 +91,12 @@ HelpWindow::HelpWindow(GUI::Window* parent)
     left_frame.set_layout<GUI::VerticalBoxLayout>().set_margins({ 0, 0, 0, 0 });
     left_frame.set_preferred_size(100, 0);
     left_frame.set_size_policy(GUI::SizePolicy::Fixed, GUI::SizePolicy::Fill);
-    auto& list_view = left_frame.add<GUI::ListView>();
-    m_listview = &list_view;
-    list_view.set_model(HelpListModel::create());
+    m_listview = left_frame.add<GUI::ListView>();
+    m_listview->set_model(HelpListModel::create());
 
-    m_webview = &splitter.add<Web::OutOfProcessWebView>();
+    m_webview = splitter.add<Web::OutOfProcessWebView>();
 
-    list_view.on_activation = [this](auto& index) {
+    m_listview->on_activation = [this](auto& index) {
         if (!m_webview)
             return;
 
diff --git a/Applications/Spreadsheet/HelpWindow.h b/Applications/Spreadsheet/HelpWindow.h
index 32a2276f5e..7a29e12ecb 100644
--- a/Applications/Spreadsheet/HelpWindow.h
+++ b/Applications/Spreadsheet/HelpWindow.h
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ private:
     HelpWindow(GUI::Window* parent = nullptr);
 
     JsonObject m_docs;
-    Web::OutOfProcessWebView* m_webview { nullptr };
-    GUI::ListView* m_listview { nullptr };
+    RefPtr<Web::OutOfProcessWebView> m_webview;
+    RefPtr<GUI::ListView> m_listview;
 };
 
 }