diff --git a/qemu-display/src/audio.rs b/qemu-display/src/audio.rs
index d1f1c87..d6bb221 100644
--- a/qemu-display/src/audio.rs
+++ b/qemu-display/src/audio.rs
@@ -269,15 +269,15 @@ impl Audio {
             &p0,
         )?;
         self.proxy.register_out_listener(p0).await?;
-        let c = zbus::connection::Builder::unix_stream(p1)
-            .p2p()
+        let conn = zbus::connection::Builder::unix_stream(p1).p2p()
             .serve_at(
                 "/org/qemu/Display1/AudioOutListener",
                 AudioOutListener { handler },
-            )?
-            .build()
-            .await?;
-        self.out_listener.replace(c);
+            )?;
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        let conn = conn.auth_mechanism(zbus::AuthMechanism::Anonymous);
+        let conn = conn.build().await?;
+        self.out_listener.replace(conn);
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -289,15 +289,16 @@ impl Audio {
             &p0,
         )?;
         self.proxy.register_in_listener(p0).await?;
-        let c = zbus::connection::Builder::unix_stream(p1)
+        let conn = zbus::connection::Builder::unix_stream(p1)
             .p2p()
             .serve_at(
                 "/org/qemu/Display1/AudioInListener",
                 AudioInListener { handler },
-            )?
-            .build()
-            .await?;
-        self.in_listener.replace(c);
+            )?;
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        let conn = conn.auth_mechanism(zbus::AuthMechanism::Anonymous);
+        let conn = conn.build().await?;
+        self.in_listener.replace(conn);
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/qemu-display/src/console.rs b/qemu-display/src/console.rs
index efe29d7..3b8104a 100644
--- a/qemu-display/src/console.rs
+++ b/qemu-display/src/console.rs
@@ -113,12 +113,15 @@ impl Console {
             &p0,
         )?;
         self.proxy.register_listener(p0).await?;
-        let c = zbus::connection::Builder::unix_stream(p1)
+        let conn = zbus::connection::Builder::unix_stream(p1)
             .p2p()
-            .serve_at("/org/qemu/Display1/Listener", ConsoleListener::new(handler))?
+            .serve_at("/org/qemu/Display1/Listener", ConsoleListener::new(handler))?;
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        let conn = conn.auth_mechanism(zbus::AuthMechanism::Anonymous);
+        let conn = conn
             .build()
             .await?;
-        *self.listener.write().unwrap() = Some(c);
+        *self.listener.write().unwrap() = Some(conn);
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/qemu-display/src/display.rs b/qemu-display/src/display.rs
index fcbe936..89d5032 100644
--- a/qemu-display/src/display.rs
+++ b/qemu-display/src/display.rs
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ impl<'d> Display<'d> {
             fdname: "fdname".into(),
         })?;
 
-        let conn = zbus::connection::Builder::unix_stream(p1)
-            .p2p()
-            .build()
-            .await?;
+        let conn = zbus::connection::Builder::unix_stream(p1).p2p();
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        let conn = conn.auth_mechanism(zbus::AuthMechanism::Anonymous);
+        let conn = conn.build().await?;
 
         Self::new(
             &conn,