diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 686269562..831d94285 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -2705,3 +2705,4 @@ seen. gmtime warning still there
 - Fixed a problem caused by the previous change
 - Fixed some compile warnings
 - Made CmodeAdd set MODERR_NOERROR when no error occurs (#0001484) reported by AngryWolf
+- Fixed a bug in /kick reported by rav2k (#0001490)
diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index 676299899..c1145dea3 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -4146,7 +4146,8 @@ CMD_FUNC(m_kick)
 		if (check_channelmask(sptr, cptr, name))
 			continue;
 		/* Store "sptr" access flags */
-		sptr_flags = get_access(sptr, chptr);
+		if (IsPerson(sptr))
+			sptr_flags = get_access(sptr, chptr);
 		if (!IsServer(cptr) && !IsULine(sptr) && !op_can_override(sptr)
 		    && !(sptr_flags & CHFL_ISOP) && !(sptr_flags & CHFL_HALFOP))
 		{