diff --git a/dlls/windows.globalization/main.c b/dlls/windows.globalization/main.c
index 344a60e146b..5254d1d2b3e 100644
--- a/dlls/windows.globalization/main.c
+++ b/dlls/windows.globalization/main.c
@@ -621,11 +621,23 @@ static HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE windows_globalization_language_factory_QueryInt
     return E_NOINTERFACE;
 }
 
+static ULONG STDMETHODCALLTYPE windows_globalization_language_factory_AddRef(IActivationFactory *iface)
+{
+    struct language_factory *factory = impl_language_factory_from_IActivationFactory(iface);
+    return InterlockedIncrement(&factory->ref);
+}
+
+static ULONG STDMETHODCALLTYPE windows_globalization_language_factory_Release(IActivationFactory *iface)
+{
+    struct language_factory *factory = impl_language_factory_from_IActivationFactory(iface);
+    return InterlockedDecrement(&factory->ref);
+}
+
 static const struct IActivationFactoryVtbl activation_factory_language_vtbl =
 {
     windows_globalization_language_factory_QueryInterface,
-    windows_globalization_AddRef,
-    windows_globalization_Release,
+    windows_globalization_language_factory_AddRef,
+    windows_globalization_language_factory_Release,
     /* IInspectable methods */
     windows_globalization_GetIids,
     windows_globalization_GetRuntimeClassName,