diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
index ddc480d37e4..fc4f7f6daba 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
@@ -179,12 +179,12 @@ zink_batch_reference_sampler_view(struct zink_batch *batch,
 
 void
 zink_batch_reference_program(struct zink_batch *batch,
-                             struct zink_gfx_program *prog)
+                             struct pipe_reference *prog)
 {
    struct set_entry *entry = _mesa_set_search(batch->programs, prog);
    if (!entry) {
       entry = _mesa_set_add(batch->programs, prog);
-      pipe_reference(NULL, &prog->reference);
+      pipe_reference(NULL, prog);
    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.h
index a6e7fa19545..5b3577d2023 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.h
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@
 #include "util/list.h"
 #include "util/u_dynarray.h"
 
+struct pipe_reference;
+
 struct zink_context;
 struct zink_fence;
 struct zink_framebuffer;
-struct zink_gfx_program;
 struct zink_render_pass;
 struct zink_resource;
 struct zink_screen;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ zink_batch_reference_sampler_view(struct zink_batch *batch,
 
 void
 zink_batch_reference_program(struct zink_batch *batch,
-                             struct zink_gfx_program *prog);
+                             struct pipe_reference *prog);
 
 void
 zink_batch_reference_surface(struct zink_batch *batch,
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.c
index 90ec5317556..78ca00b0771 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ zink_draw_vbo(struct pipe_context *pctx,
       batch = zink_batch_rp(ctx);
       assert(batch->descs_left >= gfx_program->num_descriptors);
    }
-   zink_batch_reference_program(batch, ctx->curr_program);
+   zink_batch_reference_program(batch, &ctx->curr_program->reference);
 
    VkDescriptorSet desc_set = allocate_descriptor_set(screen, batch,
                                                       gfx_program);