diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm
index 137168b1b78..48718c9a15b 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/dismemberment.dm
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@
 		LAZYADD(new_limb_owner.all_scars, scar)
 
 	update_bodypart_damage_state()
+	if(can_be_disabled)
+		update_disabled()
 
 	new_limb_owner.updatehealth()
 	new_limb_owner.update_body()