diff --git a/vte/Vte.metadata b/vte/Vte.metadata
index d5e61e4ad..c0a65485c 100644
--- a/vte/Vte.metadata
+++ b/vte/Vte.metadata
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <metadata>
-  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='VteReaper']" name="hidden">1</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='VteReaper']" name="parent">GObject</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='VteTerminal']/method[@name='ForkCommand']/return-type" name="type">gint</attr>
   <attr path="//return-type[@type='GNone']" name="type">void</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='VteBg']/signal/parameters/parameter[@name='p0']" name="type">VteBg*</attr>
diff --git a/vte/vte-api.xml b/vte/vte-api.xml
index bedb62207..857e30c12 100644
--- a/vte/vte-api.xml
+++ b/vte/vte-api.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <return-type type="GType" />
       </method>
     </object>
-    <object name="Reaper" cname="VteReaper" hidden="1">
+    <object name="Reaper" cname="VteReaper" parent="GObject">
       <signal name="ChildExited" cname="child-exited" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>