IOS Remote.app wakes slept screen in iTunes 10.4 on OS X 10.7

This was not the case on iTunes 10.3.x on 10.6.8. Why is this happening all the sudden?
Steps to replicate:
Open iTunes 10.4 on Mac OS X 10.7
Sleep screen (control+shift+eject)
Open iOS Remote App
Your screen should turn on for 10-15s

I can now verify that this also occurs on iTunes 10.4 on OS X 10.6.8.
Why, iTunes, why!?

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