diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7aebf98b..5f20a840a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# 2.10.1
+
+Bugfixes:
+* fix build with ENABLE_DBUS=OFF
+
 # 2.10.0
 
 Changes:
diff --git a/src/detection/de/de_linux.c b/src/detection/de/de_linux.c
index 7fbb4652a..9443d55fd 100644
--- a/src/detection/de/de_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/de/de_linux.c
@@ -45,12 +45,16 @@ static void getKDE(FFstrbuf* result, FFDEOptions* options)
 
 static const char* getGnomeBySo(FFstrbuf* result)
 {
+#ifdef FF_HAVE_DBUS
     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;
+#else // FF_HAVE_DBUS
+    return "ffDBusLoadData() failed: dbus support not compiled in";
+#endif // FF_HAVE_DBUS
 }
 
 static void getGnome(FFstrbuf* result, FF_MAYBE_UNUSED FFDEOptions* options)