Index: webcamd_hal.c
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--- webcamd_hal.c	(revision 1628)
+++ webcamd_hal.c	(working copy)
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 	char **ppdev;
 	int n;
 
+	if (!(hal_conn = dbus_bus_get(DBUS_BUS_SYSTEM, NULL)))
+		return;
 	hal_ctx = libhal_ctx_new();
 	if (hal_ctx == NULL)
 		return;