diff --git a/src/nm-device-ethernet.c b/src/nm-device-ethernet.c
index 637107d6d9..672a902c28 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-ethernet.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-ethernet.c
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ nm_device_ethernet_class_init (NMDeviceEthernetClass *klass)
 						   "Ifindex",
 						   "Interface index",
 						   0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
+						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | NM_PROPERTY_PARAM_NO_EXPORT));
 
 	/* Signals */
 	signals[PROPERTIES_CHANGED] = 
diff --git a/src/nm-device-wifi.c b/src/nm-device-wifi.c
index f2c9350fd0..c9022f0645 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-wifi.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-wifi.c
@@ -3589,7 +3589,7 @@ nm_device_wifi_class_init (NMDeviceWifiClass *klass)
 		                   "Ifindex",
 		                   "Interface index",
 		                   0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
+		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | NM_PROPERTY_PARAM_NO_EXPORT));
 
 	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_SCANNING,
 		g_param_spec_boolean (NM_DEVICE_WIFI_SCANNING,