diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/say.dm
index 7b9217c135..6d7ec0371c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/say.dm
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/can_speak_vocal(message)
 	if(silent)
 		return 0
-	if(get_selected_language() == /datum/language/signlanguage)
-		if(handcuffed)
-			return 0
+	if(get_selected_language() == /datum/language/signlanguage && handcufffed)
+		return 0
 	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/could_speak_language(datum/language/language)