diff --git a/GUI/Model/Material/MaterialItem.cpp b/GUI/Model/Material/MaterialItem.cpp
index ecd88d82bb6f1e1c133404c7a18d88fc86a0fb9e..32947f389d0c37abad382e6e02ebde120a13b5e2 100644
--- a/GUI/Model/Material/MaterialItem.cpp
+++ b/GUI/Model/Material/MaterialItem.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ MaterialItem::MaterialItem() : m_data(Refractive(0.0, 0.0))
 }
 
 MaterialItem::MaterialItem(const MaterialItem& other)
-    : m_name(other.m_name)
+    : QObject()
+    , m_name(other.m_name)
     , m_id(other.m_id)
     , m_color(other.m_color)
     , m_data(other.m_data)