diff --git a/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-cursor-renderer-x11-nested.c b/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-cursor-renderer-x11-nested.c
index e73ad70dc..993ddcae4 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-cursor-renderer-x11-nested.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-cursor-renderer-x11-nested.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ meta_cursor_renderer_x11_nested_constructed (GObject *object)
   Cursor empty_xcursor = create_empty_cursor (xdisplay);
   XDefineCursor (xdisplay, xwindow, empty_xcursor);
   XFreeCursor (xdisplay, empty_xcursor);
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (meta_cursor_renderer_x11_nested_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 }
 
 static void