diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderDragger.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderDragger.cpp
index a78e890598..20a257d15d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderDragger.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderDragger.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ App::PropertyPlacement* ViewProviderDragger::getPlacementProperty() const
 {
     auto object = getObject();
 
-    if (auto linkExtension = object->getExtensionByType<App::LinkBaseExtension>()) {
+    if (auto linkExtension = object->getExtensionByType<App::LinkBaseExtension>(true)) {
         if (auto linkPlacementProp = linkExtension->getLinkPlacementProperty()) {
             return linkPlacementProp;
         }