diff --git a/wadsrc/static/actors/strife/peasants.txt b/wadsrc/static/actors/strife/peasants.txt
index e7bbdadcf..af12b75df 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/actors/strife/peasants.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/actors/strife/peasants.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ACTOR Peasant : StrifeHumanoid
 	Radius 20
 	Height 56
 	Monster
-	+FRIENDLY
+	+NEVERTARGET
 	-COUNTKILL
 	+NOSPLASHALERT
 	+FLOORCLIP