diff --git a/src/mon.c b/src/mon.c
index 8ca8d16a1..8daf72ddc 100644
--- a/src/mon.c
+++ b/src/mon.c
@@ -2434,7 +2434,8 @@ wake_nearby()
             continue;
         if (distu(mtmp->mx, mtmp->my) < u.ulevel * 20) {
             mtmp->msleeping = 0;
-            mtmp->mstrategy &= ~STRAT_WAITMASK;
+            if (!unique_corpstat(mtmp->data))
+                mtmp->mstrategy &= ~STRAT_WAITMASK;
             if (mtmp->mtame && !mtmp->isminion)
                 EDOG(mtmp)->whistletime = moves;
         }
@@ -2453,7 +2454,8 @@ register int x, y, distance;
             continue;
         if (distance == 0 || dist2(mtmp->mx, mtmp->my, x, y) < distance) {
             mtmp->msleeping = 0;
-            mtmp->mstrategy &= ~STRAT_WAITMASK;
+            if (!unique_corpstat(mtmp->data))
+                mtmp->mstrategy &= ~STRAT_WAITMASK;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/music.c b/src/music.c
index 249b454e2..fd0b16a17 100644
--- a/src/music.c
+++ b/src/music.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int distance;
             mtmp->mcanmove = 1;
             mtmp->mfrozen = 0;
             /* may scare some monsters -- waiting monsters excluded */
-            if ((mtmp->mstrategy & STRAT_WAITMASK) != 0)
+            if (!unique_corpstat(mtmp->data) && (mtmp->mstrategy & STRAT_WAITMASK) != 0)
                 mtmp->mstrategy &= ~STRAT_WAITMASK;
             else if (distm < distance / 3
                      && !resist(mtmp, TOOL_CLASS, 0, NOTELL))
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ struct monst *bugler; /* monster that played instrument */
             mtmp->mcanmove = 1;
             mtmp->mfrozen = 0;
             /* may scare some monsters -- waiting monsters excluded */
-            if ((mtmp->mstrategy & STRAT_WAITMASK) != 0)
+            if (!unique_corpstat(mtmp->data) && (mtmp->mstrategy & STRAT_WAITMASK) != 0)
                 mtmp->mstrategy &= ~STRAT_WAITMASK;
             else if (distm < distance / 3
                      && !resist(mtmp, TOOL_CLASS, 0, NOTELL))