diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
index 16cb35b36e..df90513cce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public abstract class CraftEntity implements org.bukkit.entity.Entity {
     }
 
     public boolean isDead() {
-        return entity.dead;
+        return !entity.aj();
     }
 
     public Entity getHandle() {