diff --git a/src/libsysprof-profile/sysprof-recording.c b/src/libsysprof-profile/sysprof-recording.c
index 85be25ca..5188ab1a 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-profile/sysprof-recording.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof-profile/sysprof-recording.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ sysprof_recording_stop (SysprofRecording *self)
 {
   g_return_if_fail (SYSPROF_IS_RECORDING (self));
 
+  sysprof_recording_set_state (self, SYSPROF_RECORDING_STATE_FINISHED);
 }
 
 void