diff --git a/code/game/machinery/obstacles_barricades.dm b/code/game/machinery/obstacles_barricades.dm
index 42760da604a..3fcfce7dd55 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/obstacles_barricades.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/obstacles_barricades.dm
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@
 	max_integrity = 75
 
 /obj/structure/barricade/wooden/make_debris()
-	new /obj/item/stack/sheet/mineral/wood(get_turf(src), drop_amount)
+	if(drop_amount)
+		new /obj/item/stack/sheet/mineral/wood(get_turf(src), drop_amount)
 
 
 /obj/structure/barricade/bars //FighterX2500 is this you?