diff --git a/src/apply.c b/src/apply.c
index 123c1e703..2dfc164e0 100644
--- a/src/apply.c
+++ b/src/apply.c
@@ -1814,7 +1814,8 @@ struct obj *otmp;
 	}
 	material = objects[obj->otyp].oc_material;
 
-	if (otmp->cursed && obj->oclass == GEM_CLASS && !rn2(5)) {
+	if (otmp->cursed &&
+	    obj->oclass == GEM_CLASS && !is_greystone(obj) && !rn2(5)) {
 	    pline(
 		(Blind ? "You feel something shatter" :
 		 (Hallucination ? "Oh, wow, look at the pretty shards." :