diff --git a/gio/gnetworkmonitornm.c b/gio/gnetworkmonitornm.c
index 5bc8c925a..4e2a35e8a 100644
--- a/gio/gnetworkmonitornm.c
+++ b/gio/gnetworkmonitornm.c
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ sync_properties (GNetworkMonitorNM *nm,
   nm_connectivity = g_variant_get_uint32 (v);
   g_variant_unref (v);
 
-  if (nm_connectivity == NM_CONNECTIVITY_NONE)
+  if (nm_connectivity == NM_CONNECTIVITY_UNKNOWN ||
+      nm_connectivity == NM_CONNECTIVITY_NONE)
     {
       new_network_available = FALSE;
       new_network_metered = FALSE;