diff --git a/src/tgchange.c b/src/tgchange.c
index 72cad10bf..0db3a1948 100644
--- a/src/tgchange.c
+++ b/src/tgchange.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "client.h"
 #include "s_stats.h"
 #include "hash.h"
+#include "s_conf.h"
 #include "s_newconf.h"
 #include "s_serv.h"
 #include "send.h"
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ add_channel_target(struct Client *source_p, struct Channel *chptr)
 {
 	uint32_t hashv;
 
+	if(!ConfigChannel.channel_target_change)
+		return 1;
+
 	hashv = fnv_hash_upper((const unsigned char *)chptr->chname, 32);
 	return add_hashed_target(source_p, hashv);
 }