diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index f4eeb4c1..6bbf105e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 #if ENABLE_DBUS_1
   extern void dbus_shutdown(void);
-  dbus_shutdown();
+  if (opt_dbus) dbus_shutdown();
 #endif
   return 0;
 }