diff --git a/editor/base/nsEditFactory.cpp b/editor/base/nsEditFactory.cpp
index 76245ffe50b0..0fb55da333d9 100644
--- a/editor/base/nsEditFactory.cpp
+++ b/editor/base/nsEditFactory.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ getEditFactory(nsIFactory **aFactory)
   {
     nsEditFactory *factory = new nsEditFactory(getter_AddRefs(g_pNSIFactory));
     *aFactory = g_pNSIFactory;
-    NS_IF_RELEASE(*aFactory);
+    NS_IF_ADDREF(*aFactory);
     if (factory)
       result = NS_OK;
   }
diff --git a/editor/core/nsEditFactory.cpp b/editor/core/nsEditFactory.cpp
index 76245ffe50b0..0fb55da333d9 100644
--- a/editor/core/nsEditFactory.cpp
+++ b/editor/core/nsEditFactory.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ getEditFactory(nsIFactory **aFactory)
   {
     nsEditFactory *factory = new nsEditFactory(getter_AddRefs(g_pNSIFactory));
     *aFactory = g_pNSIFactory;
-    NS_IF_RELEASE(*aFactory);
+    NS_IF_ADDREF(*aFactory);
     if (factory)
       result = NS_OK;
   }