diff --git a/doc/fixes34.1 b/doc/fixes34.1
index 5c05daaf2..186042ac9 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.1
+++ b/doc/fixes34.1
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ attaching a single candle to fill candelabrum's last slot gave message with
 	poor grammar: "The candelabrum now has seven candle attached."
 vault guards won't ask who you are if you're unconscious or paralyzed
 monsters should not repeatedly try to teleport on noteleport levels
+crocodiles legs are not designed for kicking open doors, chests, et al.
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/dokick.c b/src/dokick.c
index aff4e2987..a81023a58 100644
--- a/src/dokick.c
+++ b/src/dokick.c
@@ -628,6 +628,9 @@ dokick()
 	} else if (near_capacity() > SLT_ENCUMBER) {
 		Your("load is too heavy to balance yourself for a kick.");
 		no_kick = TRUE;
+	} else if (youmonst.data->mlet == S_LIZARD) {
+		Your("legs cannot kick effectively.");
+		no_kick = TRUE;
 	} else if (u.uinwater && !rn2(2)) {
 		Your("slow motion kick doesn't hit anything.");
 		no_kick = TRUE;