diff --git a/0001-profiledefaults-don-t-automatically-suspend-by-defau.patch b/0001-profiledefaults-don-t-automatically-suspend-by-defau.patch
index 07ac5f1..61450f9 100644
--- a/0001-profiledefaults-don-t-automatically-suspend-by-defau.patch
+++ b/0001-profiledefaults-don-t-automatically-suspend-by-defau.patch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-From 795ac6b8b40cd882235adeed4c83356d1ca79f61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From 5a523543de6bffc0f6d78eab1a6bf27c1454d752 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com>
 Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 17:09:16 -0700
 Subject: [PATCH] profiledefaults: don't automatically suspend by default if
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ from Natalie Clarius, rebased on 5.27.7.
 Signed-off-by: Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com>
 ---
  daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp             |  4 +++-
- daemon/powerdevilpowermanagement.cpp  | 17 +++++++++++++++++
+ daemon/powerdevilpowermanagement.cpp  | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
  daemon/powerdevilpowermanagement.h    |  1 +
  daemon/powerdevilprofilegenerator.cpp | 17 ++++++++++-------
  daemon/powerdevilprofilegenerator.h   |  2 +-
  kcmodule/profiles/EditPage.cpp        |  2 ++
- 6 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
+ 6 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
 
 diff --git a/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp b/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp
 index 0791552c..5c4f8a7d 100644
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ index 0791552c..5c4f8a7d 100644
      }
  
 diff --git a/daemon/powerdevilpowermanagement.cpp b/daemon/powerdevilpowermanagement.cpp
-index 7b8e8d5d..ca4c9f07 100644
+index 7b8e8d5d..573a6a7d 100644
 --- a/daemon/powerdevilpowermanagement.cpp
 +++ b/daemon/powerdevilpowermanagement.cpp
 @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
@@ -53,12 +53,16 @@ index 7b8e8d5d..ca4c9f07 100644
  
  #include <QDBusConnection>
  #include <QDBusConnectionInterface>
-@@ -217,6 +218,22 @@ void PowerManagement::suspendThenHibernate()
+@@ -217,6 +218,26 @@ void PowerManagement::suspendThenHibernate()
      QDBusConnection::sessionBus().asyncCall(message);
  }
  
 +bool PowerManagement::isVirtualMachine()
 +{
++    if (!QDBusConnection::systemBus().interface()->isServiceRegistered(QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.systemd1"))) {
++        // can't check, fall back to assuming false
++        return false;
++    }
 +    QDBusMessage message = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.systemd1"),
 +                                                          QStringLiteral("/org/freedesktop/systemd1"),
 +                                                          QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties"),
diff --git a/powerdevil.spec b/powerdevil.spec
index b42bb4e..7a81b13 100644
--- a/powerdevil.spec
+++ b/powerdevil.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:    powerdevil
 Version: 5.27.7
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 Summary: Manages the power consumption settings of a Plasma Shell
 
 License: GPLv2+
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ rm -fv %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libpowerdevil{configcommonprivate,core,ui}.so
 %{_kf5_qtplugindir}/powerdevil/action/powerdevil_*.so
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Sep 04 2023 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 5.27.7-5
+- Update patch again to check systemd interface is there
+
 * Sun Sep 03 2023 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 5.27.7-4
 - Update patch again to also disable lid suspend on VMs (per Natalie)