diff --git a/src/power-profiles-daemon.c b/src/power-profiles-daemon.c
index 00e3ace..7502a23 100644
--- a/src/power-profiles-daemon.c
+++ b/src/power-profiles-daemon.c
@@ -247,13 +247,14 @@ set_selected_profile (PpdApp      *data,
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  g_debug ("Transitioning from '%s' to '%s'",
+  g_debug ("Transitioning selected profile from '%s' to '%s'",
            ppd_profile_to_str (data->selected_profile), profile);
   data->selected_profile = target_profile;
 
-  if (ppd_driver_is_inhibited (SELECTED_DRIVER)) {
+  if (target_profile == PPD_PROFILE_PERFORMANCE &&
+      ppd_driver_is_inhibited (SELECTED_DRIVER)) {
     send_dbus_event (data, PROP_SELECTED_PROFILE);
-    g_debug ("Not transitioning to '%s' as inhibited", profile);
+    g_debug ("Not transitioning active profile to '%s' as inhibited", profile);
     return TRUE;
   }