diff --git a/modules/programs/rclone.nix b/modules/programs/rclone.nix
index 8f85fc09..275cc615 100644
--- a/modules/programs/rclone.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/rclone.nix
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ in
                 mount-path = name;
                 mount = value;
               in
-              [
-                (lib.nameValuePair "rclone-mount:${replaceSlashes mount-path}@${remote-name}" {
+              lib.optional mount.enable (
+                lib.nameValuePair "rclone-mount:${replaceSlashes mount-path}@${remote-name}" {
                   Unit = {
                     Description = "Rclone FUSE daemon for ${remote-name}:${mount-path}";
                   };
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ in
                   };
 
                   Install.WantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
-                })
-              ]
+                }
+              )
             ) (lib.attrsToList remote.mounts)
           )
           (
diff --git a/tests/integration/standalone/rclone/mount.nix b/tests/integration/standalone/rclone/mount.nix
index 357ffc36..70938a33 100644
--- a/tests/integration/standalone/rclone/mount.nix
+++ b/tests/integration/standalone/rclone/mount.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,21 @@ let
             };
           };
         };
+
+        alices-disabled-remote = {
+          config = {
+            type = "sftp";
+            host = "remote";
+            user = "alice";
+            key_pem = "${keyPem}";
+            known_hosts = "${sshKeys.snakeOilEd25519PublicKey}";
+          };
+          mounts = {
+            "/home/alice/other-files" = {
+              mountPoint = "/home/alice/other-files";
+            };
+          };
+        };
       };
     }
   '';
@@ -43,6 +58,23 @@ in
     remote.wait_for_unit("network.target")
     remote.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
 
+    succeed_as_alice(
+      "mkdir -p /home/alice/.ssh",
+      "install -m644 ${module} /home/alice/.config/home-manager/test-remote.nix"
+    )
+
+    actual = succeed_as_alice("home-manager switch")
+    expected = "rclone-config.service"
+    assert "Starting units: " in actual and expected in actual, \
+      f"expected home-manager switch to contain {expected}, but got {actual}"
+
+    with subtest("Disabled remotes aren't created"):
+        svc_name = "rclone-mount:.home.alice.other-files@alices-disabled-remote.service"
+
+        status, out = machine.systemctl(f"status {svc_name}", "alice")
+        assert status != 0, \
+          f"The disabled mount {svc_name} was created"
+
     with subtest("Mount a remote (sftp)"):
       # https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_mount/#vfs-directory-cache
       # Sending a SIGHUP evicts every dcache entry
@@ -55,16 +87,6 @@ in
           box=remote
         )
 
-      succeed_as_alice(
-        "mkdir -p /home/alice/.ssh",
-        "install -m644 ${module} /home/alice/.config/home-manager/test-remote.nix"
-      )
-
-      actual = succeed_as_alice("home-manager switch")
-      expected = "rclone-config.service"
-      assert "Starting units: " in actual and expected in actual, \
-        f"expected home-manager switch to contain {expected}, but got {actual}"
-
       # remote -> machine
       succeed_as_alice(
         "mkdir /home/alice/files",