diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
index 9d16907467..c860091534 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
 	desc = "A cube of shining metal, four inches to a side and covered in shallow grooves. It has an IPC serial number engraved on the top. It is usually slotted into the head of synthetic crewmembers."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/surgery.dmi'
 	icon_state = "posibrain-ipc"
+	organ_flags = ORGAN_SYNTHETIC // GS13 = Fixes IPC organs decaying, we hope.
 
 /obj/item/organ/brain/slime
 	name = "slime nucleus"