diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/notifications_manager_linux.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/notifications_manager_linux.cpp
index 6ee7325145..10ec299035 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/notifications_manager_linux.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/notifications_manager_linux.cpp
@@ -50,13 +50,27 @@ bool GetServiceRegistered() {
 		const auto connection = Gio::DBus::Connection::get_sync(
 			Gio::DBus::BusType::BUS_TYPE_SESSION);
 
-		static const auto activatable = ranges::contains(
-			base::Platform::DBus::ListActivatableNames(connection),
-			Glib::ustring(std::string(kService)));
+		const auto hasOwner = [&] {
+			try {
+				return base::Platform::DBus::NameHasOwner(
+					connection,
+					std::string(kService));
+			} catch (...) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}();
 
-		return base::Platform::DBus::NameHasOwner(
-				connection,
-				std::string(kService)) || activatable;
+		static const auto activatable = [&] {
+			try {
+				return ranges::contains(
+					base::Platform::DBus::ListActivatableNames(connection),
+					Glib::ustring(std::string(kService)));
+			} catch (...) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}();
+
+		return hasOwner || activatable;
 	} catch (...) {
 	}
 
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp
index 8f9c0461c7..fc35d07c6f 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp
@@ -371,14 +371,6 @@ bool InSnap() {
 	return Result;
 }
 
-bool AreQtPluginsBundled() {
-#if !defined DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED || defined DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED_LAZY
-	return true;
-#else // !DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED || DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED_LAZY
-	return false;
-#endif // DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED && !DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED_LAZY
-}
-
 QString AppRuntimeDirectory() {
 	static const auto Result = [&] {
 		auto runtimeDir = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(
@@ -659,10 +651,7 @@ void start() {
 	// Since tdesktop is distributed in static binary form,
 	// it makes sense to use ibus portal whenever it present
 	// to ensure compatibility with the maximum range of distributions.
-	if (AreQtPluginsBundled()
-		&& !InFlatpak()
-		&& !InSnap()
-		&& IsIBusPortalPresent()) {
+	if (IsIBusPortalPresent()) {
 		LOG(("IBus portal is present! Using it."));
 		qputenv("IBUS_USE_PORTAL", "1");
 	}
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.h
index 0f84f09192..21cc925379 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ namespace Platform {
 
 bool InFlatpak();
 bool InSnap();
-bool AreQtPluginsBundled();
 
 QString AppRuntimeDirectory();
 QString GetLauncherBasename();