diff --git a/src/daemon/systemd/user/meson.build b/src/daemon/systemd/user/meson.build
index 10227629d..a96409f2b 100644
--- a/src/daemon/systemd/user/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/systemd/user/meson.build
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ systemd_config = configuration_data()
 systemd_config.set('PW_BINARY', pipewire_bindir / 'pipewire')
 systemd_config.set('PW_PULSE_BINARY', pipewire_bindir / 'pipewire-pulse')
 
+pw_service_reqs = ''
+if get_option('dbus').enabled()
+  pw_service_reqs += 'dbus.service '
+endif
+systemd_config.set('PW_SERVICE_REQS', pw_service_reqs)
+
 configure_file(input : 'pipewire.service.in',
                output : 'pipewire.service',
                configuration : systemd_config,
diff --git a/src/daemon/systemd/user/pipewire.service.in b/src/daemon/systemd/user/pipewire.service.in
index 4236c6bd4..f0c8d9cd5 100644
--- a/src/daemon/systemd/user/pipewire.service.in
+++ b/src/daemon/systemd/user/pipewire.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Description=PipeWire Multimedia Service
 #
 # After=pipewire.socket is not needed, as it is already implicit in the
 # socket-service relationship, see systemd.socket(5).
-Requires=pipewire.socket
+Requires=pipewire.socket @PW_SERVICE_REQS@
 ConditionUser=!root
 
 [Service]