diff --git a/design_dump.cc b/design_dump.cc
index b9ce6ad04..d0213725b 100644
--- a/design_dump.cc
+++ b/design_dump.cc
@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ void Design::dump(ostream&o) const
       if (nodes_) {
 	    NetNode*cur = nodes_->node_next_;
 	    do {
+		  assert(cur);
 		  cur->dump_node(o, 0);
 		  cur = cur->node_next_;
 	    } while (cur != nodes_->node_next_);
diff --git a/netlist.cc b/netlist.cc
index 00c1dae11..a403a3f1b 100644
--- a/netlist.cc
+++ b/netlist.cc
@@ -1132,6 +1132,9 @@ NetArrayDq::NetArrayDq(NetScope*s, perm_string n, NetNet*mem, unsigned awid)
       pin(0).set_name(perm_string::literal("Result"), 0);
       pin(1).set_dir(Link::INPUT);
       pin(1).set_name(perm_string::literal("Address"), 0);
+	// Increment the expression reference count for the target
+	// memory so that it is not deleted underneath me.
+      mem->incr_eref();
 }
 
 NetArrayDq::~NetArrayDq()