Index: initscript/gentoo/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- initscript/gentoo/Makefile.am	(revision 1037)
+++ initscript/gentoo/Makefile.am	(working copy)
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
 # USA.
 
+if !HAVE_DBUS
+NO_DBUS_DEPENDENCY=/need dbus/d
+endif
+
 initddir = $(sysconfdir)/init.d
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
@@ -32,7 +36,8 @@
 	avahi-dnsconfd
 
 avahi-daemon: avahi-daemon.in
-	sed -e 's,@sbindir\@,$(sbindir),g' $< > $@
+	
+	sed -e 's,@sbindir\@,$(sbindir),g; $(NO_DBUS_DEPENDENCY)' $< > $@
 	chmod +x $@
 
 avahi-dnsconfd: avahi-dnsconfd.in
Index: initscript/gentoo/avahi-daemon.in
===================================================================
--- initscript/gentoo/avahi-daemon.in	(revision 1037)
+++ initscript/gentoo/avahi-daemon.in	(working copy)
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 opts="${opts} reload"
 
 depend() {
-	use net dbus
+	use net
+	need dbus
 }
 
 start() {