diff --git a/gtk/inspector/statistics.ui b/gtk/inspector/statistics.ui
index 820a39bde3..82672db2d1 100644
--- a/gtk/inspector/statistics.ui
+++ b/gtk/inspector/statistics.ui
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
             <child>
               <object class="GtkLabel">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="selectable">True</property>
                 <property name="label" translatable="yes">Enable statistics with GOBJECT_DEBUG=instance-count</property>
               </object>
             </child>