diff --git a/gi/overrides/Gst.py b/gi/overrides/Gst.py
index 140b557068..c2fa37f9a5 100644
--- a/gi/overrides/Gst.py
+++ b/gi/overrides/Gst.py
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ class Caps(Gst.Caps):
 
         raise TypeError("wrong arguments when creating GstCaps object")
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return super(Caps, self).__init__()
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.to_string()