diff --git a/libs/ardouralsautil/wscript b/libs/ardouralsautil/wscript
index 75d4eafba4..9ff4e42423 100644
--- a/libs/ardouralsautil/wscript
+++ b/libs/ardouralsautil/wscript
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def configure(conf):
     autowaf.configure(conf)
     if re.search ("linux", sys.platform) != None and Options.options.dist_target != 'mingw':
         autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'alsa', uselib_store='ALSA')
-        autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'dbus-1', uselib_store='DBUS')
+        autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'dbus-1', uselib_store='DBUS', mandatory = False)
 
 def build(bld):
     if re.search ("linux", sys.platform) != None:
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index c15b8891ed..f1f57f27b8 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ const char* const ardour_config_info = "\\n\\
     write_config_text('Library exports hidden', conf.is_defined('EXPORT_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN'))
 
     write_config_text('ALSA Backend',          opts.build_alsabackend)
+    write_config_text('ALSA DBus Reservation', conf.is_defined('HAVE_DBUS'))
     write_config_text('Architecture flags',    opts.arch)
     write_config_text('Aubio',                 conf.is_defined('HAVE_AUBIO'))
     write_config_text('AudioUnits',            conf.is_defined('AUDIOUNIT_SUPPORT'))