1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/gabble.c b/src/gabble.c
index f6bbf2c39..bd5056dfd 100644
--- a/src/gabble.c
+++ b/src/gabble.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 # include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <dbus/dbus.h>
+
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
 
 #include <telepathy-glib/telepathy-glib.h>
@@ -113,6 +115,9 @@ gabble_init (void)
     g_thread_init (NULL);
 #endif
 
+  if (!dbus_threads_init_default ())
+    g_error ("Unable to initialize libdbus thread-safety (out of memory?)");
+
   g_type_init ();
   wocky_init ();
 }