diff --git a/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb b/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
index 8d5446f1a8..44210799f9 100644
--- a/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class SuspendAccountService < BaseService
   private
 
   def reject_remote_follows!
-    return if @account.local? || !@account.activitypub?
+    return if @account.local? || !@account.activitypub? || @account.suspension_origin_remote?
 
     # When suspending a remote account, the account obviously doesn't
     # actually become suspended on its origin server, i.e. unlike a