@@ -1654,6 +1654,10 @@ reparent(NodePathComponent *new_parent, NodePathComponent *child, int sort,
bool as_stashed) {
nassertr(child != (NodePathComponent *)NULL, false);
+ // Keep a reference count to the new parent, since detaching the
+ // child might lose the count.
+ PT(NodePathComponent) keep_parent = new_parent;
+
if (!child->is_top_node()) {
detach(child);
}