diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-plugin.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-plugin.c
index 19c4f51eb4..c1396f7381 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-plugin.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-plugin.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "nm-utils.h"
 #include "nm-core-internal.h"
 #include "nm-config.h"
+#include "nm-dbus-manager.h"
 #include "settings/nm-settings-plugin.h"
 #include "settings/nm-settings-utils.h"
 #include "NetworkManagerUtils.h"
@@ -1132,6 +1133,11 @@ _dbus_setup (NMSIfcfgRHPlugin *self)
 
 	_dbus_clear (self);
 
+	if (!NM_MAIN_DBUS_CONNECTION_GET) {
+		_LOGW ("dbus: don't use D-Bus for %s service", IFCFGRH1_BUS_NAME);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* We use a separate D-Bus connection so that org.freedesktop.NetworkManager and com.redhat.ifcfgrh1
 	 * are exported by different connections. */
 	address = g_dbus_address_get_for_bus_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM, NULL, &error);