diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/basic.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/basic.dm
index 4802ef347a0..4ad94270837 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/basic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/basic.dm
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
 /mob/living/basic/death(gibbed)
 	. = ..()
 	if(basic_mob_flags & DEL_ON_DEATH)
+		ghostize(can_reenter_corpse = FALSE)
 		qdel(src)
 	else
 		health = 0