diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 6b2c749bc72866f53e1b1d461b21a7fbd4b668a5..0fd56942e247f459e50cc9599073664e7f2eb2a1 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -14603,7 +14603,7 @@ It takes the following parameters:
 @item @code{wpa-supplicant} (default: @code{wpa-supplicant})
 The WPA Supplicant package to use.
 
-@item @code{requirement} (default: @code{'(user-processes dbus-system loopback syslogd)}
+@item @code{requirement} (default: @code{'(user-processes loopback syslogd)}
 List of services that should be started before WPA Supplicant starts.
 
 @item @code{dbus?} (default: @code{#t})
diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm
index e45b1162189675ae93c9dfb2fc016caa3373bac4..64f54e787ff281717db9e025cf3893813d8ccf20 100644
--- a/gnu/services/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ (define-record-type* <wpa-supplicant-configuration>
   (wpa-supplicant     wpa-supplicant-configuration-wpa-supplicant ;<package>
                       (default wpa-supplicant))
   (requirement        wpa-supplicant-configuration-requirement    ;list of symbols
-                      (default '(user-processes dbus-system loopback syslogd)))
+                      (default '(user-processes loopback syslogd)))
   (pid-file           wpa-supplicant-configuration-pid-file       ;string
                       (default "/var/run/wpa_supplicant.pid"))
   (dbus?              wpa-supplicant-configuration-dbus?          ;Boolean
@@ -1343,7 +1343,9 @@ (define wpa-supplicant-shepherd-service
      (list (shepherd-service
             (documentation "Run the WPA supplicant daemon")
             (provision '(wpa-supplicant))
-            (requirement requirement)
+            (requirement (if dbus?
+                             (cons 'dbus-system requirement)
+                             requirement))
             (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
                       (list (string-append #$wpa-supplicant
                                            "/sbin/wpa_supplicant")