diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index a4b8d2528a..c93690760f 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -7857,6 +7857,7 @@ reapply_connection (NMDevice *self,
 	                               error,
 	                               NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ID,
 	                               NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_UUID,
+	                               NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_AUTOCONNECT,
 	                               NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ZONE,
 	                               NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_METERED))
 		return FALSE;