diff --git a/src/p_inter.c b/src/p_inter.c
index 8bc5c95e42a720ed8824c5a76de091b98badaa56..fc193ac9477bc4cf27af9306ee231070337918e2 100644
--- a/src/p_inter.c
+++ b/src/p_inter.c
@@ -3763,6 +3763,9 @@ boolean P_DamageMobj(mobj_t *target, mobj_t *inflictor, mobj_t *source, INT32 da
 	else
 		P_SetMobjState(target, target->info->painstate);
 
+	if (P_MobjWasRemoved(target))
+		return false;
+
 	if (target->type == MT_HIVEELEMENTAL)
 		target->extravalue1 += 3;