diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
index 72add5cf3f..7814584ff5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
@@ -5711,6 +5711,9 @@ class _DraftLink(_DraftObject):
             obj.addExtension('App::LinkExtensionPython', None)
             self.linkSetup(obj)
 
+    def canLinkProperties(self,_obj):
+        return False
+
     def linkSetup(self,obj):
         obj.configLinkProperty('Placement',LinkedObject='Base')
         if hasattr(obj,'ShowElement'):