diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
index 8e0851b1457..2b146bad5a4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	message = "cries."
 	message_mime = "sobs silently."
 	emote_type = EMOTE_AUDIBLE | EMOTE_VISIBLE
+	stat_allowed = SOFT_CRIT
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/cry/run_emote(mob/user, params, type_override, intentional)
 	. = ..()