diff --git a/src/server/game/Movement/MovementGenerators/FollowMovementGenerator.cpp b/src/server/game/Movement/MovementGenerators/FollowMovementGenerator.cpp
index e0128cb87dd..5068519b11e 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Movement/MovementGenerators/FollowMovementGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Movement/MovementGenerators/FollowMovementGenerator.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ bool FollowMovementGenerator::Update(Unit* owner, uint32 diff)
         return false;
 
     // Our target might have gone away
-    if (!_target || !_target->IsInWorld())
+    if (!_target || !_target->IsInWorld() || !_target->IsAlive())
         return false;
 
     // Follower cannot move at the moment