diff --git a/obexd/src/main.c b/obexd/src/main.c
index 7031736..ca95a70 100644
--- a/obexd/src/main.c
+++ b/obexd/src/main.c
@@ -253,6 +253,14 @@ DBusConnection *obex_setup_dbus_connection(const char *name,
 	return connection;
 }
 
+DBusConnection *obex_setup_dbus_connection_private(const char *name,
+					DBusError *error)
+{
+	return g_dbus_setup_private(option_system_bus ?
+				DBUS_BUS_SYSTEM : DBUS_BUS_SESSION,
+				name, error);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	GOptionContext *context;
diff --git a/obexd/src/obexd.h b/obexd/src/obexd.h
index 5e5edc4..560db29 100644
--- a/obexd/src/obexd.h
+++ b/obexd/src/obexd.h
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ const char *obex_option_capability(void);
 DBusConnection *obex_get_dbus_connection(void);
 DBusConnection *obex_setup_dbus_connection(const char *name,
 					DBusError *error);
+DBusConnection *obex_setup_dbus_connection_private(const char *name,
+					DBusError *error);