diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index fb6ec7710..08c682f0f 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ using weapon to kill tame engulfer from inside triggered "placing defunct
 	monster onto map?" warning
 nymphs could steal carried boulders
 amnesia of object discoveries would never forget the very last one
+code controlling item drops by small monsters still used pre-3.1.0 weight
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/mon.c b/src/mon.c
index 25ceed878..1e3076fd1 100644
--- a/src/mon.c
+++ b/src/mon.c
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ int dest;
 		otyp = otmp->otyp;
 		if (mdat->msize < MZ_HUMAN && otyp != FOOD_RATION &&
 			otyp != LEASH && otyp != FIGURINE &&
-			(otmp->owt > 3 ||
+			(otmp->owt > 30 ||
 			 objects[otyp].oc_big /*oc_bimanual/oc_bulky*/ ||
 			 is_spear(otmp) || is_pole(otmp) ||
 			 otyp == MORNING_STAR)) {