diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
index 529b51c70e..63e643751a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 		skipface = head.flags_inv & HIDEFACE
 
 	if(wear_mask)
-		skipface |= wear_mask & HIDEFACE
+		skipface |= wear_mask.flags_inv & HIDEFACE
 
 	// crappy hacks because you can't do \his[src] etc. I'm sorry this proc is so unreadable, blame the text macros :<
 	var/t_He = "It" //capitalised for use at the start of each line.