diff --git a/rc.c b/rc.c
index c495309..70b0444 100644
--- a/rc.c
+++ b/rc.c
@@ -1876,6 +1876,10 @@ void checkcollide(sprite_t *s) {
 								}
 							}
 						}
+						// if a bullet hit us, it dies too
+						if (isbullet(s2->id)) {
+							s2->dead = D_FINAL;
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			} else if ((s->id == P_SMASH) || (s->id == P_STAR) || (s->id == P_METEOR) ) {