diff --git a/gdbus/object.c b/gdbus/object.c
index 49006ec3..eaa2e1aa 100644
--- a/gdbus/object.c
+++ b/gdbus/object.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void generate_introspection_xml(DBusConnection *conn,
 
 	gstr = g_string_new(DBUS_INTROSPECT_1_0_XML_DOCTYPE_DECL_NODE);
 
-	g_string_append_printf(gstr, "<node name=\"%s\">\n", path);
+	g_string_append_printf(gstr, "<node>\n");
 
 	for (list = data->interfaces; list; list = list->next) {
 		struct interface_data *iface = list->data;