diff --git a/src/game/Player.cpp b/src/game/Player.cpp
index ea2a0224f4..1b1344473d 100644
--- a/src/game/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Player.cpp
@@ -18909,6 +18909,9 @@ bool ItemPosCount::isContainedIn(ItemPosCountVec const& vec) const
 
 void Player::HandleFallDamage(MovementInfo& movementInfo)
 {
+    if(movementInfo.fallTime < 1500)
+        return;
+
     // calculate total z distance of the fall
     float z_diff = m_lastFallZ - movementInfo.z;
     sLog.outDebug("zDiff = %f", z_diff);