---
 src/udisksdaemonutil.c |    7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/src/udisksdaemonutil.c
+++ b/src/udisksdaemonutil.c
@@ -899,7 +899,12 @@ udisks_daemon_util_on_same_seat (UDisksD
 
   /* If we don't know the seat of the caller, we assume the device is always on another seat */
   if (seat == NULL)
-    goto out;
+    {
+      /* no systemd running? */
+      if (access("/sys/fs/cgroup/systemd", R_OK))
+        ret = TRUE;
+      goto out;
+    }
 
   drive_seat = udisks_drive_get_seat (drive);
   if (g_strcmp0 (seat, drive_seat) == 0)