diff --git a/js/gdm/powerMenu.js b/js/gdm/powerMenu.js
index 59ebc42e6..32edccda4 100644
--- a/js/gdm/powerMenu.js
+++ b/js/gdm/powerMenu.js
@@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ const PowerMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
 
     _init: function() {
         this.parent('system-shutdown', null);
-        this._consoleKitManager = new ConsoleKit.ConsoleKitManager();
-        this._systemdLoginManager = new Systemd.SystemdLoginManager();
         this._upClient = new UPowerGlib.Client();
 
+        if (Systemd.haveSystemd())
+            this._systemdLoginManager = new Systemd.SystemdLoginManager();
+        else
+            this._consoleKitManager = new ConsoleKit.ConsoleKitManager();
+
         this._createSubMenu();
 
         this._upClient.connect('notify::can-suspend',