diff --git a/app/tools/gimptool-progress.c b/app/tools/gimptool-progress.c
index 8e2be4d3f4..beb634ad42 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimptool-progress.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimptool-progress.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ gimp_tool_progress_start (GimpProgress *progress,
                     G_CALLBACK (gimp_tool_progress_key_press),
                     tool);
 
-  tool->progress_cancelable;
+  tool->progress_cancelable = cancelable;
 
   return progress;
 }