diff --git a/gpu/src/dawn_impl.zig b/gpu/src/dawn_impl.zig
index 87bc6474..dd99a5c9 100644
--- a/gpu/src/dawn_impl.zig
+++ b/gpu/src/dawn_impl.zig
@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ pub const Interface = gpu.Interface(struct {
     }
 
     pub inline fn commandEncoderReference(command_encoder: *gpu.CommandEncoder) void {
-        _ = command_encoder;
-        unreachable;
+        procs.commandEncoderReference.?(@ptrCast(c.WGPUCommandEncoder, command_encoder));
     }
 
     pub inline fn commandEncoderRelease(command_encoder: *gpu.CommandEncoder) void {