diff --git a/src/login/org.freedesktop.login1.policy b/src/login/org.freedesktop.login1.policy
index b726634cbf..1b6d85e5f9 100644
--- a/src/login/org.freedesktop.login1.policy
+++ b/src/login/org.freedesktop.login1.policy
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
                 <message gettext-domain="systemd">Authentication is required to change the virtual terminal.</message>
                 <defaults>
                         <allow_any>auth_admin_keep</allow_any>
-                        <allow_inactive>auth_admin_keep</allow_inactive>
+                        <allow_inactive>yes</allow_inactive>
                         <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
                 </defaults>
         </action>