diff --git a/matrix/vm_execute.cc b/matrix/vm_execute.cc
index 0e9232610..cdd92b8f1 100644
--- a/matrix/vm_execute.cc
+++ b/matrix/vm_execute.cc
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ try
 	// Branch on whether the event is an EDU or a PDU
 	const fault ret
 	{
-		event.event_id?
+		event.event_id && !opts.edu?
 			execute_pdu(eval, event):
 			execute_edu(eval, event)
 	};