diff --git a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c
index 52dc2a3e4..ca7333497 100644
--- a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c
+++ b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c
@@ -10629,7 +10629,14 @@ void Player_UseTunicBoots(Player* this, PlayState* play) {
     s32 i;
     s32 item;
     s32 actionParam;
-    if (!(this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_INPUT_DISABLED || this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_IN_ITEM_CS || this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_IN_CUTSCENE || this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_TEXT_ON_SCREEN || this->stateFlags2 & PLAYER_STATE2_OCARINA_PLAYING)) {
+    if (!(
+        this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_INPUT_DISABLED || 
+        this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_IN_ITEM_CS || 
+        this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_IN_CUTSCENE || 
+        this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_TEXT_ON_SCREEN || 
+        this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_DEAD || 
+        this->stateFlags2 & PLAYER_STATE2_OCARINA_PLAYING
+    )) {
         for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_COUNT(D_80854388); i++) {
             if (CHECK_BTN_ALL(sControlInput->press.button, D_80854388[i])) {
                 break;