diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c
index 88fab19d55..9448beda2d 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c
@@ -1955,6 +1955,7 @@ init_settings (GdkDisplay *display)
                   char *a = g_variant_print (v, FALSE);
                   g_debug ("Using portal setting for %s %s: %s\n", schema_str, key, a);
                   g_free (a);
+                  entry->valid = TRUE;
                   apply_portal_setting (entry, v, display);
                 }
               else