diff --git a/src/javascript/jsc/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.h b/src/javascript/jsc/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.h
index e2464b99e7..e5f65578f4 100644
--- a/src/javascript/jsc/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.h
+++ b/src/javascript/jsc/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.h
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ public:
     void call()
     {
         JSC::VM& vm = m_globalObject->vm();
-        auto task = &m_task.get();
+        auto task = &m_task.leakRef();
         task->run(m_globalObject.get());
+
+        task->~Microtask();
     }
 
 private: