diff --git a/wayland-backend/CHANGELOG.md b/wayland-backend/CHANGELOG.md
index 99b336db265..08711335cdf 100644
--- a/wayland-backend/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/wayland-backend/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 ### Additions
 - client: Implement `Eq` for `Backend`
 
+#### Bugfixes
+- backend/sys: Fix error/segfault if object argument is no longer alive
+
 ## 0.3.2 -- 2023-09-25
 
 #### Bugfixes
diff --git a/wayland-backend/src/sys/client_impl/mod.rs b/wayland-backend/src/sys/client_impl/mod.rs
index 946b5918201..6939314fe76 100644
--- a/wayland-backend/src/sys/client_impl/mod.rs
+++ b/wayland-backend/src/sys/client_impl/mod.rs
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ impl InnerBackend {
                 Argument::Object(ref o) => {
                     let next_interface = arg_interfaces.next().unwrap();
                     if !o.id.ptr.is_null() {
-                        if !id.alive.as_ref().map(|a| a.load(Ordering::Acquire)).unwrap_or(true) {
+                        if !o.id.alive.as_ref().map(|a| a.load(Ordering::Acquire)).unwrap_or(true) {
                             unsafe { free_arrays(message_desc.signature, &argument_list) };
                             return Err(InvalidId);
                         }
diff --git a/wayland-backend/src/sys/server_impl/mod.rs b/wayland-backend/src/sys/server_impl/mod.rs
index e2b1b34d8b4..56033eddf6b 100644
--- a/wayland-backend/src/sys/server_impl/mod.rs
+++ b/wayland-backend/src/sys/server_impl/mod.rs
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ impl<D: 'static> ErasedState for State<D> {
                 Argument::Object(ref o) => {
                     let next_interface = arg_interfaces.next().unwrap();
                     if !o.id.ptr.is_null() {
-                        if !id.alive.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+                        if !o.id.alive.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
                             unsafe { free_arrays(message_desc.signature, &argument_list) };
                             return Err(InvalidId);
                         }