diff --git a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecompiledbindings.cpp b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecompiledbindings.cpp
index 51ffc10..72a3e53 100644
--- a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecompiledbindings.cpp
+++ b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecompiledbindings.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ public:
     void run(Binding *, QDeclarativePropertyPrivate::WriteFlags flags);
 
     const char *programData;
+    QDeclarativeRefCount *dataRef;
     Binding *m_bindings;
     quint32 *m_signalTable;
 
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 QDeclarativeCompiledBindingsPrivate::QDeclarativeCompiledBindingsPrivate()
-: subscriptions(0), identifiers(0)
+: subscriptions(0), identifiers(0), programData(0), dataRef(0), m_bindings(0), m_signalTable(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -275,11 +276,16 @@ QDeclarativeCompiledBindingsPrivate::~QDeclarativeCompiledBindingsPrivate()
 {
     delete [] subscriptions; subscriptions = 0;
     delete [] identifiers; identifiers = 0;
+    if (dataRef) { 
+        dataRef->release(); 
+        dataRef = 0; 
+    }
 }
 
 int QDeclarativeCompiledBindingsPrivate::methodCount = -1;
 
-QDeclarativeCompiledBindings::QDeclarativeCompiledBindings(const char *program, QDeclarativeContextData *context)
+QDeclarativeCompiledBindings::QDeclarativeCompiledBindings(const char *program, QDeclarativeContextData *context, 
+                                                           QDeclarativeRefCount *dataRef)
 : QObject(*(new QDeclarativeCompiledBindingsPrivate))
 {
     Q_D(QDeclarativeCompiledBindings);
@@ -288,6 +294,8 @@ QDeclarativeCompiledBindings::QDeclarativeCompiledBindings(const char *program,
         d->methodCount = QDeclarativeCompiledBindings::staticMetaObject.methodCount();
 
     d->programData = program;
+    d->dataRef = dataRef;
+    if (d->dataRef) d->dataRef->addref();
 
     d->init();
 
diff --git a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecompiledbindings_p.h b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecompiledbindings_p.h
index e7b6937..8ec0ac3 100644
--- a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecompiledbindings_p.h
+++ b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecompiledbindings_p.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class QDeclarativeCompiledBindingsPrivate;
 class QDeclarativeCompiledBindings : public QObject, public QDeclarativeAbstractExpression, public QDeclarativeRefCount
 {
 public:
-    QDeclarativeCompiledBindings(const char *program, QDeclarativeContextData *context);
+    QDeclarativeCompiledBindings(const char *program, QDeclarativeContextData *context, QDeclarativeRefCount *);
     virtual ~QDeclarativeCompiledBindings();
 
     QDeclarativeAbstractBinding *configBinding(int index, QObject *target, QObject *scope, int property);
diff --git a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativevme.cpp b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativevme.cpp
index a23f89d..8cf97d2 100644
--- a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativevme.cpp
+++ b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativevme.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ QObject *QDeclarativeVME::run(QDeclarativeVMEObjectStack &stack,
                 if (instr.init.contextCache != -1) 
                     ctxt->setIdPropertyData(comp->contextCaches.at(instr.init.contextCache));
                 if (instr.init.compiledBinding != -1) 
-                    ctxt->optimizedBindings = new QDeclarativeCompiledBindings(datas.at(instr.init.compiledBinding).constData(), ctxt);
+                    ctxt->optimizedBindings = new QDeclarativeCompiledBindings(datas.at(instr.init.compiledBinding).constData(), ctxt, comp);
             }
             break;