diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix
index c4fce3706dc..80f559bddc4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ let
         # since presumably the desktop environment will handle these.
         if [ -z "$_INHIBITION_LOCK_TAKEN" ]; then
           export _INHIBITION_LOCK_TAKEN=1
-          exec ${config.systemd.package}/bin/systemd-inhibit --what=handle-lid-switch:handle-power-key "$0" "$sessionType"
+          if ! ${config.systemd.package}/bin/loginctl show-session $XDG_SESSION_ID | grep -q '^RemoteHost='; then
+            exec ${config.systemd.package}/bin/systemd-inhibit --what=handle-lid-switch:handle-power-key "$0" "$sessionType"
+          fi
         fi
 
       ''}