diff --git a/src/chmode.c b/src/chmode.c
index e2c05b3ef..373be2160 100644
--- a/src/chmode.c
+++ b/src/chmode.c
@@ -882,6 +882,9 @@ chm_ban(struct Client *source_p, struct Channel *chptr,
 				forward = NULL;
 			else if(!check_forward(source_p, chptr, forward))
 				return;
+			/* Forwards only make sense for bans. */
+			if(mode_type != CHFL_BAN)
+				return;
 		}
 
 		/* dont allow local clients to overflow the banlist, dont