diff --git a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index 668f0f5a1f..f83b650be4 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -2417,12 +2417,21 @@ NM_LINUX_PLATFORM_GET_PRIVATE (const void *self)
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (NMLinuxPlatform, nm_linux_platform, NM_TYPE_PLATFORM)
 
+NMPlatform *
+nm_linux_platform_new (gboolean netns_support)
+{
+	return g_object_new (NM_TYPE_LINUX_PLATFORM,
+	                     NM_PLATFORM_REGISTER_SINGLETON, FALSE,
+	                     NM_PLATFORM_NETNS_SUPPORT, netns_support,
+	                     NULL);
+}
+
 void
 nm_linux_platform_setup (void)
 {
 	g_object_new (NM_TYPE_LINUX_PLATFORM,
-	              NM_PLATFORM_NETNS_SUPPORT, FALSE,
 	              NM_PLATFORM_REGISTER_SINGLETON, TRUE,
+	              NM_PLATFORM_NETNS_SUPPORT, FALSE,
 	              NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.h b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.h
index a9e2cd82f9..4ae2fd1400 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.h
+++ b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ typedef struct {
 
 GType nm_linux_platform_get_type (void);
 
+NMPlatform *nm_linux_platform_new (gboolean netns_support);
+
 void nm_linux_platform_setup (void);
 
 #endif /* __NETWORKMANAGER_LINUX_PLATFORM_H__ */