diff --git a/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix b/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
index f0ead66b53ea..215dce14b4a0 100644
--- a/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
+++ b/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ in {
 
     security.polkit.permissions = polkitConf;
 
-    services.dbus.packages = cfg.packages;
+    # openvpn plugin has only dbus interface
+    services.dbus.packages = cfg.packages ++ [ networkmanager_openvpn ];
 
     services.udev.packages = cfg.packages;
   };