diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/enchantingdialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/enchantingdialog.cpp
index 92221977b1..145602eb04 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/enchantingdialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/enchantingdialog.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
         int playerGold = player.getClass().getContainerStore(player).count(MWWorld::ContainerStore::sGoldId);
-        if (mEnchanting.getEnchantPrice() > playerGold)
+        if (mPtr != player && mEnchanting.getEnchantPrice() > playerGold)
         {
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->messageBox ("#{sNotifyMessage18}");
             return;