diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_resources.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_resources.cpp
index 6f699b4af..0f38f13d1 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_resources.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_resources.cpp
@@ -1548,23 +1548,31 @@ HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE RefCounter::QueryInterface(
 unsigned int RefCounter::SoftRef(WrappedID3D11Device *device)
 {
 	unsigned int ret = AddRef();
-	device->SoftRef();
+	if(device)
+		device->SoftRef();
+	else
+		RDCWARN("No device pointer, is a deleted resource being AddRef()d?");
 	return ret;
 }
 
 unsigned int RefCounter::SoftRelease(WrappedID3D11Device *device)
 {
 	unsigned int ret = Release();
-	device->SoftRelease();
+	if(device)
+		device->SoftRelease();
+	else
+		RDCWARN("No device pointer, is a deleted resource being Release()d?");
 	return ret;
 }
 
 void RefCounter::AddDeviceSoftref(WrappedID3D11Device *device)
 {
-	device->SoftRef();
+	if(device)
+		device->SoftRef();
 }
 
 void RefCounter::ReleaseDeviceSoftref(WrappedID3D11Device *device)
 {
-	device->SoftRelease();
+	if(device)
+		device->SoftRelease();
 }
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