diff --git a/libs/ardouralsautil/reserve.c b/libs/ardouralsautil/reserve.c
index b1c665cfc6..78df714876 100644
--- a/libs/ardouralsautil/reserve.c
+++ b/libs/ardouralsautil/reserve.c
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 
 #include "ardouralsautil/reserve.h"
 
+#ifndef DBUS_TIMEOUT_USE_DEFAULT
+#define DBUS_TIMEOUT_USE_DEFAULT (-1)
+#endif
+
 struct rd_device {
 	int ref;
 
@@ -645,7 +649,7 @@ int rd_dbus_get_name_owner(
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(connection, msg, 5000, error);
+	reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(connection, msg, DBUS_TIMEOUT_USE_DEFAULT, error);
 	dbus_message_unref(msg);
 	msg = NULL;