diff --git a/src/common/dbus.c b/src/common/dbus.c
index cf94128c7..f5b40aee2 100644
--- a/src/common/dbus.c
+++ b/src/common/dbus.c
@@ -181,22 +181,24 @@ DBusMessage* ffDBusGetProperty(FFDBusData* dbus, const char* busName, const char
     return reply;
 }
 
-void ffDBusGetPropertyString(FFDBusData* dbus, const char* busName, const char* objectPath, const char* interface, const char* property, FFstrbuf* result)
+bool ffDBusGetPropertyString(FFDBusData* dbus, const char* busName, const char* objectPath, const char* interface, const char* property, FFstrbuf* result)
 {
     DBusMessage* reply = ffDBusGetProperty(dbus, busName, objectPath, interface, property);
     if(reply == NULL)
-        return;
+        return false;
 
     DBusMessageIter rootIterator;
     if(!dbus->lib->ffdbus_message_iter_init(reply, &rootIterator))
     {
         dbus->lib->ffdbus_message_unref(reply);
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    ffDBusGetValue(dbus, &rootIterator, result);
+    bool ret = ffDBusGetValue(dbus, &rootIterator, result);
 
     dbus->lib->ffdbus_message_unref(reply);
+
+    return ret;
 }
 
 #endif //FF_HAVE_DBUS
diff --git a/src/common/dbus.h b/src/common/dbus.h
index 8c9be36c2..a327884d4 100644
--- a/src/common/dbus.h
+++ b/src/common/dbus.h
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ bool ffDBusGetBool(FFDBusData* dbus, DBusMessageIter* iter, bool* result);
 bool ffDBusGetByte(FFDBusData* dbus, DBusMessageIter* iter, uint8_t* result);
 DBusMessage* ffDBusGetMethodReply(FFDBusData* dbus, const char* busName, const char* objectPath, const char* interface, const char* method);
 DBusMessage* ffDBusGetProperty(FFDBusData* dbus, const char* busName, const char* objectPath, const char* interface, const char* property);
-void ffDBusGetPropertyString(FFDBusData* dbus, const char* busName, const char* objectPath, const char* interface, const char* property, FFstrbuf* result);
+bool ffDBusGetPropertyString(FFDBusData* dbus, const char* busName, const char* objectPath, const char* interface, const char* property, FFstrbuf* result);
 
 #endif // FF_HAVE_DBUS
diff --git a/src/detection/de/de_linux.c b/src/detection/de/de_linux.c
index 5f7fd8839..59a1b17a3 100644
--- a/src/detection/de/de_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/de/de_linux.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "de.h"
 
+#include "common/dbus.h"
 #include "common/io/io.h"
 #include "common/library.h"
 #include "common/parsing.h"
@@ -41,9 +42,19 @@ static void getKDE(FFstrbuf* result, FFDEOptions* options)
     }
 }
 
+static const char* getGnomeBySo(FFstrbuf* result)
+{
+    FFDBusData dbus;
+    if (ffDBusLoadData(DBUS_BUS_SESSION, &dbus) != NULL)
+        return "ffDBusLoadData() failed";
+
+    ffDBusGetPropertyString(&dbus, "org.gnome.Shell", "/org/gnome/Shell", "org.gnome.Shell", "ShellVersion", result);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static void getGnome(FFstrbuf* result, FF_MAYBE_UNUSED FFDEOptions* options)
 {
-    ffParsePropFileData("gnome-shell/org.gnome.Extensions", "version :", result);
+    getGnomeBySo(result);
 
     if (result->length == 0)
     {