diff --git a/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp b/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp
index dcc469e..93f9654 100644
--- a/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp
+++ b/libutils/RefBase_test.cpp
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@
 }
 
 TEST(RefBase, AssertWeakRefExistsSuccess) {
-    // uses some other refcounting method, or non at all
     bool isDeleted;
     sp<Foo> foo = sp<Foo>::make(&isDeleted);
     wp<Foo> weakFoo = foo;
 
     EXPECT_EQ(weakFoo, wp<Foo>::fromExisting(foo.get()));
+    EXPECT_EQ(weakFoo.unsafe_get(), wp<Foo>::fromExisting(foo.get()).unsafe_get());
 
     EXPECT_FALSE(isDeleted);
     foo = nullptr;
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST(RefBase, AssertWeakRefExistsDeath) {
-    // uses some other refcounting method, or non at all
+    // uses some other refcounting method, or none at all
     bool isDeleted;
     Foo* foo = new Foo(&isDeleted);
 
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h b/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h
index 5a5bd56..7148949 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/RefBase.h
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@
     refs->incWeakRequireWeak(other);
 
     wp<T> ret;
+    ret.m_ptr = other;
     ret.m_refs = refs;
     return ret;
 }