diff --git a/src/game/Spell.cpp b/src/game/Spell.cpp
index 6e22aae29..3c49a25e9 100644
--- a/src/game/Spell.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Spell.cpp
@@ -1210,7 +1210,8 @@ bool Spell::IsAliveUnitPresentInTargetList()
         {
             Unit *unit = m_caster->GetGUID() == ihit->targetGUID ? m_caster : ObjectAccessor::GetUnit(*m_caster, ihit->targetGUID);
 
-            if (unit && (unit->isAlive() ^ IsDeathOnlySpell(m_spellInfo)))
+            // either unit is alive and normal spell, or unit dead and deathonly-spell
+            if (unit && (unit->isAlive() != IsDeathOnlySpell(m_spellInfo)))
                 needAliveTargetMask &= ~ihit->effectMask;   // remove from need alive mask effect that have alive target
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/shared/revision_nr.h b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
index df06779aa..e4f7238a3 100644
--- a/src/shared/revision_nr.h
+++ b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #ifndef __REVISION_NR_H__
 #define __REVISION_NR_H__
- #define REVISION_NR "8568"
+ #define REVISION_NR "8569"
 #endif // __REVISION_NR_H__