diff --git a/js/ui/status/network.js b/js/ui/status/network.js
index 73f5fc8f1..ce1e7e44b 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/network.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/network.js
@@ -1735,9 +1735,11 @@ const NMApplet = new Lang.Class({
 
         // Virtual device types
         this._vtypes = { };
-        this._vtypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_VLAN_SETTING_NAME] = NMDeviceVirtual;
-        this._vtypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME] = NMDeviceVirtual;
-        this._vtypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_BRIDGE_SETTING_NAME] = NMDeviceVirtual;
+        if (NMGtk) {
+            this._vtypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_VLAN_SETTING_NAME] = NMDeviceVirtual;
+            this._vtypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME] = NMDeviceVirtual;
+            this._vtypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_BRIDGE_SETTING_NAME] = NMDeviceVirtual;
+        }
 
         // Connection types
         this._ctypes = { };
@@ -1749,9 +1751,11 @@ const NMApplet = new Lang.Class({
         this._ctypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_CDMA_SETTING_NAME] = NMConnectionCategory.WWAN;
         this._ctypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_GSM_SETTING_NAME] = NMConnectionCategory.WWAN;
         this._ctypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_INFINIBAND_SETTING_NAME] = NMConnectionCategory.WIRED;
-        this._ctypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_VLAN_SETTING_NAME] = NMConnectionCategory.VIRTUAL;
-        this._ctypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME] = NMConnectionCategory.VIRTUAL;
-        this._ctypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_BRIDGE_SETTING_NAME] = NMConnectionCategory.VIRTUAL;
+        if (NMGtk) {
+            this._ctypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_VLAN_SETTING_NAME] = NMConnectionCategory.VIRTUAL;
+            this._ctypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME] = NMConnectionCategory.VIRTUAL;
+            this._ctypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_BRIDGE_SETTING_NAME] = NMConnectionCategory.VIRTUAL;
+        }
         this._ctypes[NetworkManager.SETTING_VPN_SETTING_NAME] = NMConnectionCategory.VPN;
 
         this._settings = NMClient.RemoteSettings.new(null);