diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/king_bobomb.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/king_bobomb.inc.c
index 9f0e14738..f4019b45f 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/king_bobomb.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/king_bobomb.inc.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct MarioState* king_bobomb_nearest_mario_state() {
                 nearestDist = dist;
             }
         }
+        if (!checkActive) { break; }
         checkActive = FALSE;
     } while (nearest == NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/game/obj_behaviors.c b/src/game/obj_behaviors.c
index 0a3225a58..59ade4af1 100644
--- a/src/game/obj_behaviors.c
+++ b/src/game/obj_behaviors.c
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ struct MarioState* nearest_mario_state_to_object(struct Object *obj) {
                 nearestDist = dist;
             }
         }
+        if (!checkActive) { break; }
         checkActive = FALSE;
     } while (nearest == NULL);