diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal-context.m b/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal-context.m
index b8d35b78ad..e66646284d 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal-context.m
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal-context.m
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void ggml_metal_set_tensor_async(ggml_metal_t ctx, struct ggml_tensor * tensor,
 
         // queue the copy operation into the queue of the Metal context
         // this will be queued at the end, after any currently ongoing GPU operations
-        id<MTLCommandBuffer> cmd_buf = [ctx->queue commandBufferWithUnretainedReferences];
+        id<MTLCommandBuffer> cmd_buf = [ctx->queue commandBuffer];
         id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> encoder = [cmd_buf blitCommandEncoder];
 
         [encoder copyFromBuffer:buf_src
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ void ggml_metal_set_tensor_async(ggml_metal_t ctx, struct ggml_tensor * tensor,
 
         [encoder endEncoding];
         [cmd_buf commit];
+        [buf_src release];
 
         // do not wait here for completion
         //[cmd_buf waitUntilCompleted];
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ void ggml_metal_get_tensor_async(ggml_metal_t ctx, const struct ggml_tensor * te
 
         // queue the copy operation into the queue of the Metal context
         // this will be queued at the end, after any currently ongoing GPU operations
-        id<MTLCommandBuffer> cmd_buf = [ctx->queue commandBufferWithUnretainedReferences];
+        id<MTLCommandBuffer> cmd_buf = [ctx->queue commandBuffer];
         id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> encoder = [cmd_buf blitCommandEncoder];
 
         [encoder copyFromBuffer:bid_src.metal
@@ -341,6 +342,7 @@ void ggml_metal_get_tensor_async(ggml_metal_t ctx, const struct ggml_tensor * te
 
         [encoder endEncoding];
         [cmd_buf commit];
+        [buf_dst release];
 
         // do not wait here for completion
         //[cmd_buf waitUntilCompleted];