diff --git a/js/gdm/fingerprint.js b/js/gdm/fingerprint.js
index 13362c268..41b6b35bc 100644
--- a/js/gdm/fingerprint.js
+++ b/js/gdm/fingerprint.js
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ function FprintManager() {
                                    g_interface_info: FprintManagerInfo,
                                    g_name: 'net.reactivated.Fprint',
                                    g_object_path: '/net/reactivated/Fprint/Manager',
-                                   g_flags: (Gio.DBusProxyFlags.DO_NOT_AUTO_START |
-                                             Gio.DBusProxyFlags.DO_NOT_LOAD_PROPERTIES) });
+                                   g_flags: (Gio.DBusProxyFlags.DO_NOT_LOAD_PROPERTIES) });
 
     self.init(null);
     return self;