diff --git a/doc/fixes37.0 b/doc/fixes37.0
index e4bbf7ace..8e0d72f85 100644
--- a/doc/fixes37.0
+++ b/doc/fixes37.0
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ when punished, involuntarily teleporting and landing within chain range of
 inventory cursing caused by "this water's no good" effect when drinking from
 	a fountain didn't update persistent inventory window
 fix priest created inside temple wall
+fix vault guard occasionally encasing monsters in stone
 
 
 Fixes to 3.7.0-x Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/vault.c b/src/vault.c
index 2f0c6a86c..2cf8d1dcb 100644
--- a/src/vault.c
+++ b/src/vault.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ boolean forceshow;
         if ((mtmp = m_at(fcx, fcy)) != 0) {
             if (mtmp->isgd) {
                 return FALSE;
-            } else if (!in_fcorridor(grd, u.ux, u.uy)) {
+            } else {
                 if (mtmp->mtame)
                     yelp(mtmp);
                 if (!rloc(mtmp, TRUE))