diff --git a/backends/apt/aptDBUSBackend.py b/backends/apt/aptDBUSBackend.py
index 2cfe72d12..79fe73b03 100755
--- a/backends/apt/aptDBUSBackend.py
+++ b/backends/apt/aptDBUSBackend.py
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ class PackageKitAptBackend(PackageKitBaseBackend):
         # Emit distro's virtual source code repositoriy
         if not FILTER_NOT_DEVELOPMENT in filter_list:
             repo_id = "%s_source" % repos.distro.id
-            enabled = repos.get_source_code_state()
+            enabled = repos.get_source_code_state() or False
             #FIXME: no translation :(
             description = "%s %s - Source code" % (repos.distro.id, 
                                                    repos.distro.release)