diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/CFile.cpp b/Libraries/LibCore/CFile.cpp
index 09d209d4b44..38b5b75a0cd 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/CFile.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/CFile.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-CFile::CFile(const StringView& filename)
-    : m_filename(filename)
+CFile::CFile(const StringView& filename, CObject* parent)
+    : CIODevice(parent)
+    , m_filename(filename)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/CFile.h b/Libraries/LibCore/CFile.h
index cabf7abb14b..491aa16c942 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/CFile.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/CFile.h
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 class CFile final : public CIODevice {
     C_OBJECT(CFile)
 public:
-    CFile() {}
-    explicit CFile(const StringView&);
+    CFile(CObject* parent = nullptr)
+        : CIODevice(parent)
+    {
+    }
+    explicit CFile(const StringView&, CObject* parent = nullptr);
     virtual ~CFile() override;
 
     String filename() const { return m_filename; }