diff --git a/src/compositor/plugins/default.c b/src/compositor/plugins/default.c
index bb46c0553..0eb7ee1a8 100644
--- a/src/compositor/plugins/default.c
+++ b/src/compositor/plugins/default.c
@@ -425,8 +425,7 @@ init_keymap (MetaDefaultPlugin *self)
 
   proxy = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM,
                                          (G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_LOAD_PROPERTIES |
-                                          G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_CONNECT_SIGNALS |
-                                          G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_AUTO_START),
+                                          G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_CONNECT_SIGNALS),
                                          NULL,
                                          "org.freedesktop.locale1",
                                          "/org/freedesktop/locale1",