diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_layer.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_layer.cc
index 3fae31ae4e4..74f85c206d4 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_layer.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_layer.cc
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ static void rna_def_object_base(BlenderRNA *brna)
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "hide_viewport", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
   RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, nullptr, "flag", BASE_HIDDEN);
   RNA_def_property_flag(prop, PROP_LIB_EXCEPTION);
+  RNA_def_property_flag(prop, PROP_NO_DEG_UPDATE); /* The update callback does tagging. */
   RNA_def_property_override_flag(prop, PROPOVERRIDE_OVERRIDABLE_LIBRARY);
   RNA_def_property_ui_icon(prop, ICON_HIDE_OFF, -1);
   RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Hide in Viewport", "Temporarily hide in viewport");