diff --git a/gdbus/object.c b/gdbus/object.c
index 592e2d3c..ff696414 100644
--- a/gdbus/object.c
+++ b/gdbus/object.c
@@ -308,8 +308,10 @@ static void invalidate_parent_data(DBusConnection *conn, const char *child_path)
 		goto done;
 
 	if (!dbus_connection_get_object_path_data(conn, parent_path,
-							(void *) &data))
+							(void *) &data)) {
+		invalidate_parent_data(conn, parent_path);
 		goto done;
+	}
 
 	if (!data)
 		goto done;