diff --git a/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-bus.c b/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-bus.c
index cd1a6860402594be1a9281adcfd93211d29fdbe3..63e3290364066d70a6eda27e3003175148f430ca 100644
--- a/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-bus.c
+++ b/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-bus.c
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ gnome_settings_bus_get_screen_saver_proxy (void)
                 g_object_ref (screen_saver_proxy);
         } else {
                 screen_saver_proxy = gsd_screen_saver_proxy_new_for_bus_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
-                                                                              G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_LOAD_PROPERTIES |
-                                                                              G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_AUTO_START,
+                                                                              G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_LOAD_PROPERTIES,
                                                                               GNOME_SCREENSAVER_DBUS_NAME,
                                                                               GNOME_SCREENSAVER_DBUS_OBJECT,
                                                                               NULL,