diff --git a/src/condition.cpp b/src/condition.cpp
index a433326188d30..ca74b46d71a22 100644
--- a/src/condition.cpp
+++ b/src/condition.cpp
@@ -773,17 +773,16 @@ void conditional_t<T>::set_npc_allies( const JsonObject &jo )
 template<class T>
 void conditional_t<T>::set_npc_allies_global( const JsonObject &jo )
 {
-    int_or_var iov = get_int_or_var( jo, "npc_allies_global" );
+    int_or_var<T> iov = get_int_or_var<T>( jo, "npc_allies_global" );
 
     condition = [iov]( const T & d ) {
         const auto all_npcs = overmap_buffer.get_overmap_npcs();
         const size_t count = std::count_if( all_npcs.begin(),
         all_npcs.end(), []( const shared_ptr_fast<npc> &ptr ) {
-            // Note: it seems that the is_npc check /is/ necessary to avoid including dead friends
-            return ptr.get()->is_player_ally() && !ptr.get()->hallucination && ptr.get()->is_npc();
+            return ptr.get()->is_player_ally() && !ptr.get()->hallucination && !ptr.get()->is_dead();
         } );
 
-        return count >= static_cast<size_t>( iov.evaluate( d.actor( iov.is_npc() ) ) );
+        return count >= static_cast<size_t>( iov.evaluate( d ) );
     };
 }