diff --git a/clients/tui/nmtui.c b/clients/tui/nmtui.c
index dcd8973772..a6ea6f7f52 100644
--- a/clients/tui/nmtui.c
+++ b/clients/tui/nmtui.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!nmc_client_new_waitsync (NULL,
 	                              &nm_client,
 	                              &error,
+	                              NM_CLIENT_INSTANCE_FLAGS, (guint) NM_CLIENT_INSTANCE_FLAGS_NO_AUTO_FETCH_PERMISSIONS,
 	                              NULL)) {
 		g_printerr (_("Could not contact NetworkManager: %s.\n"), error->message);
 		g_error_free (error);