diff --git a/libs/canvas/item.cc b/libs/canvas/item.cc
index 07ece48863..8f6bfd498f 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/item.cc
+++ b/libs/canvas/item.cc
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Item::set_position (Duple p)
 		_canvas->item_moved (this, pre_change_parent_bounding_box);
 
 		if (_parent) {
-			_parent->child_changed (false);
+			_parent->child_changed (true);
 		}
 	}
 }