diff --git a/gnu/services/desktop.scm b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
index 48c8640771..d537a05111 100644
--- a/gnu/services/desktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ (define build
         (define (services->sxml services)
           ;; Return the SXML 'includedir' clauses for DIRS.
           `(busconfig
+            (servicehelper "/run/setuid-programs/dbus-daemon-launch-helper")
             ,@(append-map (lambda (dir)
                             `((includedir
                                ,(string-append dir "/etc/dbus-1/system.d"))