diff --git a/sway/desktop/idle_inhibit_v1.c b/sway/desktop/idle_inhibit_v1.c
index a6ad7166a..823530385 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/idle_inhibit_v1.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/idle_inhibit_v1.c
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ struct sway_idle_inhibitor_v1 *sway_idle_inhibit_v1_user_inhibitor_for_view(
 	struct sway_idle_inhibitor_v1 *inhibitor;
 	wl_list_for_each(inhibitor, &server.idle_inhibit_manager_v1->inhibitors,
 			link) {
-		if (inhibitor->view == view &&
-				inhibitor->mode != INHIBIT_IDLE_APPLICATION) {
+		if (inhibitor->mode != INHIBIT_IDLE_APPLICATION &&
+				inhibitor->view == view) {
 			return inhibitor;
 		}
 	}
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ struct sway_idle_inhibitor_v1 *sway_idle_inhibit_v1_application_inhibitor_for_vi
 	struct sway_idle_inhibitor_v1 *inhibitor;
 	wl_list_for_each(inhibitor, &server.idle_inhibit_manager_v1->inhibitors,
 			link) {
-		if (inhibitor->view == view &&
-				inhibitor->mode == INHIBIT_IDLE_APPLICATION) {
+		if (inhibitor->mode == INHIBIT_IDLE_APPLICATION &&
+				view_from_wlr_surface(inhibitor->wlr_inhibitor->surface) == view) {
 			return inhibitor;
 		}
 	}