diff --git a/src/network/networkd-manager.c b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
index c28088d3a3..45f9b3d359 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-manager.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
@@ -136,10 +136,9 @@ int manager_connect_bus(Manager *m) {
         assert(m);
 
         r = sd_bus_default_system(&m->bus);
-        if (r == -ENOENT) {
+        if (r < 0) {
                 /* We failed to connect? Yuck, we must be in early
-                 * boot. Let's try in 5s again. As soon as we have
-                 * kdbus we can stop doing this... */
+                 * boot. Let's try in 5s again. */
 
                 log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to connect to bus, trying again in 5s: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c b/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c
index 5aa2348576..bf822d3aaa 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c
@@ -1644,8 +1644,7 @@ int manager_connect_bus(Manager *m) {
         r = sd_bus_default_system(&m->bus);
         if (r < 0) {
                 /* We failed to connect? Yuck, we must be in early
-                 * boot. Let's try in 5s again. As soon as we have
-                 * kdbus we can stop doing this... */
+                 * boot. Let's try in 5s again. */
 
                 log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to connect to bus, trying again in 5s: %m");