diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
index 88d7ff2017..88bfa5c14f 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ nm_platform_get ()
 	return singleton_instance;
 }
 
+NMPlatform *
+nm_platform_try_get (void)
+{
+	return singleton_instance;
+}
+
 /******************************************************************/
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.h b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
index 902b666030..abb21bd2aa 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.h
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ GType nm_platform_get_type (void);
 
 void nm_platform_setup (NMPlatform *instance);
 NMPlatform *nm_platform_get (void);
+NMPlatform *nm_platform_try_get (void);
 
 #define NM_PLATFORM_GET (nm_platform_get ())