diff --git a/code/_compile_options.dm b/code/_compile_options.dm
index a0b13211f6..9fd5f1cbf1 100644
--- a/code/_compile_options.dm
+++ b/code/_compile_options.dm
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #define MAX_CHARTER_LEN			80
 
 //MINOR TWEAKS/MISC
-#define AGE_MIN				17	//youngest a character can be
+#define AGE_MIN				18	//youngest a character can be
 #define AGE_MAX				85	//oldest a character can be
 #define WIZARD_AGE_MIN		30	//youngest a wizard can be
 #define APPRENTICE_AGE_MIN	29	//youngest an apprentice can be