diff --git a/gi/object.cpp b/gi/object.cpp
index a0fc16a97c5244bd98d07d62d75d10332f69fc89..c8b5a8619c2285d8633fd82e40778e10577f22e4 100644
--- a/gi/object.cpp
+++ b/gi/object.cpp
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ object_instance_resolve(JSContext       *context,
                    priv->gobj);
         gjs_dumpstack();
 
+        *resolved = false;
         return true;
     }