diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceList.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceList.php
index 19d0d13cba421..04ec7a8c6257d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceList.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceList.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public function __construct($class, $labelPath = null, $choices = null, $queryOb
             $this->identifierAsIndex = true;
         }
 
-        parent::__construct($choices, $labelPath, array(), $groupPath);
+        parent::__construct($choices, $labelPath, $preferred, $groupPath);
     }
 
     /**