diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/armor_kits.dm b/code/game/objects/items/armor_kits.dm
index fa299b5d72..906d7c5f81 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/armor_kits.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/armor_kits.dm
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 		if(C.damaged_clothes)
 			to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>You should repair the damage done to [C] first.</span>")
 			return
+		if(C.attached_accessory)
+			to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>Kind of hard to sew around [C.attached_accessory].</span>")
+			return
 		if(C.armor.getRating("melee") < 10)
 			C.armor = C.armor.setRating("melee" = 10)
 			used = TRUE