diff --git a/extensions/extb_channel.c b/extensions/extb_channel.c
index 9bf09b36..a40a05f4 100644
--- a/extensions/extb_channel.c
+++ b/extensions/extb_channel.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int eb_channel(const char *data, struct Client *client_p,
 	if (chptr->chname[0] == '#' && data[0] == '&')
 		return EXTBAN_INVALID;
 	/* privacy! don't allow +s/+p channels to influence another channel */
-	if (!PubChannel(chptr2))
+	if (!PubChannel(chptr2) && chptr2 != chptr)
 		return EXTBAN_INVALID;
 	return IsMember(client_p, chptr2) ? EXTBAN_MATCH : EXTBAN_NOMATCH;
 }