diff --git a/v8js_convert.cc b/v8js_convert.cc
index b95e253..bc0e92c 100644
--- a/v8js_convert.cc
+++ b/v8js_convert.cc
@@ -386,10 +386,7 @@ static v8::Handle<v8::Value> php_v8js_hash_to_jsobj(zval *value TSRMLS_DC) /* {{
 		}
 		
 			// See https://github.com/preillyme/v8js/issues/6
-			if (Z_REFCOUNT_P(value) == 1)
-			{
-			      Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(value, 2);
-			}
+			Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(value, Z_REFCOUNT_P(value) + 1);
 			
 		newobj->SetAlignedPointerInInternalField(0, (void *) value);
 	} else {