diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/ssh.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/ssh.nix
index e0fbba897fa..775bf427645 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/ssh.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/ssh.nix
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ in
     systemd.user.services.ssh-agent = mkIf cfg.startAgent
       { description = "SSH Agent";
         wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
+        unitConfig.ConditionUser = "!@system";
         serviceConfig =
           { ExecStartPre = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/rm -f %t/ssh-agent";
             ExecStart =