diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/gorilla/gorilla.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/gorilla/gorilla.dm
index 2dfd879560e..18cddbe8746 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/gorilla/gorilla.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/gorilla/gorilla.dm
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 	var/list/parts = target_bodyparts(target)
 	return ..() && !istype(the_target, /mob/living/carbon/monkey) && (!parts  || parts.len > 3)
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/gorilla/CanSmashTurfs(turf/T)
+	return iswallturf(T)
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/gorilla/handle_automated_speech(override)
 	if(speak_chance && (override || prob(speak_chance)))
 		playsound(src, "sound/creatures/gorilla.ogg", 200)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
index 4dfc9d8a258..f379666a9a3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
@@ -357,13 +357,15 @@
 		P.fire()
 		return P
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/proc/CanSmashTurfs(turf/T)
+	return iswallturf(T) || ismineralturf(T)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/proc/DestroySurroundings()
 	if(environment_smash)
 		EscapeConfinement()
 		for(var/dir in GLOB.cardinals)
 			var/turf/T = get_step(targets_from, dir)
-			if(iswallturf(T) || ismineralturf(T))
+			if(CanSmashTurfs(T))
 				if(T.Adjacent(targets_from))
 					T.attack_animal(src)
 			for(var/a in T)