diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstmmdeviceenumerator.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstmmdeviceenumerator.cpp
index 1826b7fe1b..93febc8f4d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstmmdeviceenumerator.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstmmdeviceenumerator.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ gst_mm_device_enumerator_constructed (GObject * object)
 {
   GstMMDeviceEnumerator *self = GST_MM_DEVICE_ENUMERATOR (object);
 
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+
   g_mutex_lock (&self->lock);
   self->thread = g_thread_new ("GstMMDeviceEnumerator",
       (GThreadFunc) gst_mm_device_enumerator_thread_func, self);