diff --git a/profiles/input/hog-lib.c b/profiles/input/hog-lib.c
index 9c5c814a7..8fb0283ca 100644
--- a/profiles/input/hog-lib.c
+++ b/profiles/input/hog-lib.c
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ static struct bt_hog *hog_new(int fd, const char *name, uint16_t vendor,
 	return hog;
 }
 
-static void hog_attach_instace(struct bt_hog *hog,
+static void hog_attach_instance(struct bt_hog *hog,
 				struct gatt_db_attribute *attr)
 {
 	struct bt_hog *instance;
@@ -1373,14 +1373,14 @@ static void hog_attach_instace(struct bt_hog *hog,
 	if (!instance)
 		return;
 
-	hog->instances = g_slist_append(hog->instances, instance);
+	hog->instances = g_slist_append(hog->instances, bt_hog_ref(instance));
 }
 
 static void foreach_hog_service(struct gatt_db_attribute *attr, void *user_data)
 {
 	struct bt_hog *hog = user_data;
 
-	hog_attach_instace(hog, attr);
+	hog_attach_instance(hog, attr);
 }
 
 static void dis_notify(uint8_t source, uint16_t vendor, uint16_t product,