diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 4a2211695c9..3a1db03d02f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -528,8 +528,9 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/update_stamina()
 	var/stam = getStaminaLoss()
-	if(stam > DAMAGE_PRECISION && (maxHealth - stam) <= crit_threshold && !stat)
-		enter_stamcrit()
+	if(stam > DAMAGE_PRECISION && (maxHealth - stam) <= crit_threshold)
+		if (!stat)
+			enter_stamcrit()
 	else if(HAS_TRAIT_FROM(src, TRAIT_INCAPACITATED, STAMINA))
 		REMOVE_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_INCAPACITATED, STAMINA)
 		REMOVE_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_IMMOBILIZED, STAMINA)