diff --git a/src/ui/wiimotedevshortcutgrabber.cpp b/src/ui/wiimotedevshortcutgrabber.cpp
index 3c28ddfc4..3ded3fc8c 100644
--- a/src/ui/wiimotedevshortcutgrabber.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/wiimotedevshortcutgrabber.cpp
@@ -28,14 +28,16 @@ WiimotedevShortcutGrabber::WiimotedevShortcutGrabber(QWidget *parent)
     wiimotedev_buttons_(0)
 {
   ui_->setupUi(this);
-  wiimotedev_iface_ = new DBusDeviceEventsInterface(WIIMOTEDEV_DBUS_SERVICE_NAME,
-                                                    WIIMOTEDEV_DBUS_EVENTS_OBJECT,
 
-                                                   QDBusConnection::systemBus(),
-                                                    this);
+  if (QDBusConnection::systemBus().isConnected()) {
+    wiimotedev_iface_ = new DBusDeviceEventsInterface(WIIMOTEDEV_DBUS_SERVICE_NAME,
+                                                      WIIMOTEDEV_DBUS_EVENTS_OBJECT,
+                                                      QDBusConnection::systemBus(),
+                                                      this);
 
-  connect(wiimotedev_iface_, SIGNAL(dbusWiimoteGeneralButtons(quint32,quint64)),
-          this, SLOT(DbusWiimoteGeneralButtons(quint32, quint64)));
+    connect(wiimotedev_iface_, SIGNAL(dbusWiimoteGeneralButtons(quint32,quint64)),
+            this, SLOT(DbusWiimoteGeneralButtons(quint32, quint64)));
+  }
 
   foreach (const QString& name, config_->text_actions_.values())
     ui_->comboBox->addItem(name);
diff --git a/src/wiimotedev/shortcuts.cpp b/src/wiimotedev/shortcuts.cpp
index 695021938..5b51c8d2b 100644
--- a/src/wiimotedev/shortcuts.cpp
+++ b/src/wiimotedev/shortcuts.cpp
@@ -34,13 +34,16 @@ WiimotedevShortcuts::WiimotedevShortcuts(Player* player, QObject* parent)
   wiimotedev_notification_(true)
 {
   ReloadSettings();
-  wiimotedev_iface_ = new DBusDeviceEventsInterface(WIIMOTEDEV_DBUS_SERVICE_NAME,
-                                                    WIIMOTEDEV_DBUS_EVENTS_OBJECT,
-                                                    QDBusConnection::systemBus(),
-                                                    this);
 
-  connect(wiimotedev_iface_, SIGNAL(dbusWiimoteGeneralButtons(quint32,quint64)),
-          this, SLOT(DbusWiimoteGeneralButtons(quint32, quint64)));
+  if (QDBusConnection::systemBus().isConnected()) {
+    wiimotedev_iface_ = new DBusDeviceEventsInterface(WIIMOTEDEV_DBUS_SERVICE_NAME,
+                                                      WIIMOTEDEV_DBUS_EVENTS_OBJECT,
+                                                      QDBusConnection::systemBus(),
+                                                      this);
+
+    connect(wiimotedev_iface_, SIGNAL(dbusWiimoteGeneralButtons(quint32,quint64)),
+            this, SLOT(DbusWiimoteGeneralButtons(quint32, quint64)));
+  }
 }
 
 void WiimotedevShortcuts::ReloadSettings() {