diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilterlistmodel.c b/gtk/gtkfilterlistmodel.c
index 97db24fa82..af29154fcb 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilterlistmodel.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilterlistmodel.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ gtk_filter_list_model_class_init (GtkFilterListModelClass *class)
                            P_("Model"),
                            P_("The model being filtered"),
                            G_TYPE_LIST_MODEL,
-                           GTK_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY);
+                           GTK_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY);
 
   g_object_class_install_properties (gobject_class, NUM_PROPERTIES, properties);
 }