diff --git a/gio/gdbusprivate.c b/gio/gdbusprivate.c
index ea902c6de..aee54498c 100644
--- a/gio/gdbusprivate.c
+++ b/gio/gdbusprivate.c
@@ -704,7 +704,11 @@ _g_dbus_worker_do_read_cb (GInputStream  *input_stream,
 
   if (bytes_read == -1)
     {
-      _g_dbus_worker_emit_disconnected (worker, TRUE, error);
+      if (g_error_matches (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED))
+        _g_dbus_worker_emit_disconnected (worker, FALSE, NULL);
+      else
+        _g_dbus_worker_emit_disconnected (worker, TRUE, error);
+
       g_error_free (error);
       goto out;
     }