diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
index 43c7183381..441c666174 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
@@ -1522,6 +1522,13 @@ static int bhyveConnectIsAlive(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
     return 1;
 }
 
+static int
+bhyveConnectIsSecure(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+    /* Trivially secure, since always inside the daemon */
+    return 1;
+}
+
 static int
 bhyveConnectIsEncrypted(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
@@ -1580,6 +1587,7 @@ static virHypervisorDriver bhyveHypervisorDriver = {
     .domainHasManagedSaveImage = bhyveDomainHasManagedSaveImage, /* 1.2.13 */
     .connectGetType = bhyveConnectGetType, /* 1.3.5 */
     .connectIsAlive = bhyveConnectIsAlive, /* 1.3.5 */
+    .connectIsSecure = bhyveConnectIsSecure, /* 1.3.5 */
     .connectIsEncrypted = bhyveConnectIsEncrypted, /* 1.3.5 */
 };