diff --git a/src/backends/meta-dbus-session-watcher.c b/src/backends/meta-dbus-session-watcher.c
index 22718e6c2..a885b423b 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-dbus-session-watcher.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-dbus-session-watcher.c
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ meta_dbus_session_watcher_finalize (GObject *object)
   MetaDbusSessionWatcher *session_watcher = META_DBUS_SESSION_WATCHER (object);
 
   g_hash_table_destroy (session_watcher->clients);
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (meta_dbus_session_watcher_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
 static void