diff --git a/Servers/TelnetServer/Client.cpp b/Servers/TelnetServer/Client.cpp
index dd924ec4cdb..e983025df61 100644
--- a/Servers/TelnetServer/Client.cpp
+++ b/Servers/TelnetServer/Client.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Client::Client(int id, RefPtr<Core::TCPSocket> socket, int ptm_fd)
 
 void Client::drain_socket()
 {
+    NonnullRefPtr<Client> protect(*this);
     while (m_socket->can_read()) {
         auto buf = m_socket->read(1024);