diff --git a/src/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp b/src/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp
index ab72ba9a..d79bcf27 100644
--- a/src/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
       m_state.om.sampleMask = SampleMask;
       
       if (blendState == nullptr)
-        blendState = m_defaultBlendState.ptr();
+        blendState = m_defaultBlendState;
       
       EmitCs([
         cBlendState = std::move(blendState),
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
       m_state.om.dsState = depthStencilState;
       
       if (depthStencilState == nullptr)
-        depthStencilState = m_defaultDepthStencilState.ptr();
+        depthStencilState = m_defaultDepthStencilState;
       
       EmitCs([cDepthStencilState = std::move(depthStencilState)]
       (DxvkContext* ctx) {
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
       m_state.rs.state = rasterizerState;
       
       if (rasterizerState == nullptr)
-        rasterizerState = m_defaultRasterizerState.ptr();
+        rasterizerState = m_defaultRasterizerState;
       
       EmitCs([cRasterizerState = std::move(rasterizerState)]
       (DxvkContext* ctx) {
diff --git a/src/util/com/com_pointer.h b/src/util/com/com_pointer.h
index e6fe99bc..254f05bc 100644
--- a/src/util/com/com_pointer.h
+++ b/src/util/com/com_pointer.h
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ namespace dxvk {
       other.m_ptr = nullptr;
     }
     
+    Com& operator = (T* object) {
+      this->decRef();
+      m_ptr = object;
+      this->incRef();
+      return *this;
+    }
+    
     Com& operator = (const Com& other) {
       other.incRef();
       this->decRef();