diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 33b4bc7e38..286dd39314 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 	return !(species.flags & NO_PAIN)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/needs_to_breathe()
-	if(does_not_breathe)
+	if(does_not_breathe || (mNobreath in mutations))
 		return FALSE
 	return ..()