diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/StatusEffects/StatusEffect.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/StatusEffects/StatusEffect.cs
index 55d8c62fe..610ea7ce3 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/StatusEffects/StatusEffect.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/StatusEffects/StatusEffect.cs
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                         foreach (Limb limb in character.AnimController.Limbs)
                         {
                             limb.character.DamageLimb(entity.WorldPosition, limb, new List<Affliction>() { multipliedAffliction }, stun: 0.0f, playSound: false, attackImpulse: 0.0f);
+                            //only apply non-limb-specific afflictions to the first limb
+                            if (!affliction.Prefab.LimbSpecific) { break; }
                         }
                     }
                     else if (target is Limb limb)