diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/megaphone.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/megaphone.dm
index af299225238..9e39f99b119 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/megaphone.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/megaphone.dm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 		return
 	if(ishuman(user))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = user
-		if(H & H.mind)
+		if(H && H.mind)
 			if(H.mind.miming)
 				user << "<span class='warning'>Your vow of silence prevents you from speaking.</span>"
 				return