diff --git a/plugins/dash/gitg-dash-navigation.vala b/plugins/dash/gitg-dash-navigation.vala
index 0d0b6952..e0be76db 100644
--- a/plugins/dash/gitg-dash-navigation.vala
+++ b/plugins/dash/gitg-dash-navigation.vala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace GitgDash
 {
 	private class Navigation : Object, GitgExt.Navigation
 	{
-		public GitgExt.Application? application { owned get; construct; }
+		public GitgExt.Application? application { owned get; construct set; }
 
 		public signal void show_open();
 		public signal void show_create();
diff --git a/plugins/history/gitg-history-navigation.vala b/plugins/history/gitg-history-navigation.vala
index b5429d4c..b8557491 100644
--- a/plugins/history/gitg-history-navigation.vala
+++ b/plugins/history/gitg-history-navigation.vala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace GitgHistory
 {
 	private class Navigation : Object, GitgExt.Navigation
 	{
-		public GitgExt.Application? application { owned get; construct; }
+		public GitgExt.Application? application { owned get; construct set; }
 
 		public signal void ref_activated(Gitg.Ref r);