diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TreeView.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TreeView.cs
index 0c9bedfa93..2b1aa45dd4 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TreeView.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TreeView.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// Defines the <see cref="SelectionMode"/> property.
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly StyledProperty<SelectionMode> SelectionModeProperty =
-            AvaloniaProperty.Register<SelectingItemsControl, SelectionMode>(
+            AvaloniaProperty.Register<TreeView, SelectionMode>(
                 nameof(SelectionMode));
 
         private static readonly IList Empty = new object[0];