diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Volume.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Volume.cpp
index 1080f28568..3808fe7292 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Volume.cpp
@@ -1486,7 +1486,8 @@ Volume::_RemovePackageLinksNode(Node* node)
 		}
 	}
 
-	_RemoveNode(node);
+	fNodes.Remove(node);
+	node->ReleaseReference();
 }