diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c b/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c
index 53278fcac8..430f9125ed 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c
@@ -620,12 +620,12 @@ nm_vpn_plugin_info_get_program (NMVpnPluginInfo *self)
 gboolean
 nm_vpn_plugin_info_supports_multiple (NMVpnPluginInfo *self)
 {
+	const char *s;
+
 	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_VPN_PLUGIN_INFO (self), FALSE);
 
-	return g_key_file_get_boolean (NM_VPN_PLUGIN_INFO_GET_PRIVATE (self)->keyfile,
-	                               NM_VPN_PLUGIN_INFO_KF_GROUP_CONNECTION,
-	                               "supports-multiple-connections",
-	                               NULL);
+	s = nm_vpn_plugin_info_lookup_property (self, NM_VPN_PLUGIN_INFO_KF_GROUP_CONNECTION, "supports-multiple-connections");
+	return _nm_utils_ascii_str_to_bool (s, FALSE);
 }