diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_smoke.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_smoke.dm
index 979ffdbb06a..cb5f4de5cdd 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_smoke.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system/effects_smoke.dm
@@ -122,12 +122,11 @@
 	lifetime = 8
 
 /obj/effect/particle_effect/smoke/bad/smoke_mob(mob/living/carbon/M)
-	if (!(NOBREATH in M.dna.species.specflags))
-		if(..())
-			M.drop_item()
-			M.adjustOxyLoss(1)
-			M.emote("cough")
-			return 1
+	if(..())
+		M.drop_item()
+		M.adjustOxyLoss(1)
+		M.emote("cough")
+		return 1
 
 /obj/effect/particle_effect/smoke/bad/CanPass(atom/movable/mover, turf/target, height=0)
 	if(height==0) return 1
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index 88a4581e713..27a76f7eec2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@
 	if(head)
 		if(head.flags & BLOCK_GAS_SMOKE_EFFECT)
 			. = 1
+	if(NOBREATH in dna.species.specflags)
+		. = 1
 	return .
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/handle_embedded_objects()
 	for(var/obj/item/organ/limb/L in organs)