diff --git a/packages/network/connman/init.d/21_network b/packages/network/connman/init.d/21_network
index be408fa593..2dc47681b3 100644
--- a/packages/network/connman/init.d/21_network
+++ b/packages/network/connman/init.d/21_network
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ fi
 # starting Connection manager
   progress "starting Connection manager"
   while true; do
+    wait_for_dbus
     /usr/sbin/connmand -nr $CONNMAN_DEBUG > /dev/null 2>&1
     usleep 250000
   done