diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 144992c04f..b8d102a2f1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/piggyback(mob/living/carbon/target)
 	if(can_piggyback(target))
 		visible_message("<span class='notice'>[target] starts to climb onto [src]...</span>")
-		if(do_after(target, 1.5 SECONDS, src, extra_checks = CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(can_piggyback), target)))
+		if(do_after(target, 1.5 SECONDS, src, IGNORE_INCAPACITATED, extra_checks = CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(can_piggyback), target)))
 			if(can_piggyback(target))
 				if(target.incapacitated(FALSE, TRUE) || incapacitated(FALSE, TRUE))
 					target.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[target] can't hang onto [src]!</span>")