diff --git a/src/game/mario.c b/src/game/mario.c
index 1bbfb38c..67624c0d 100644
--- a/src/game/mario.c
+++ b/src/game/mario.c
@@ -1599,17 +1599,20 @@ void update_mario_health(struct MarioState *m) {
             }
         }
 
-        // Play a noise to alert the player when Mario is close to drowning.
-        if (((m->action & ACT_GROUP_MASK) == ACT_GROUP_SUBMERGED) && (m->health < 0x300)) {
-            play_sound(SOUND_MOVING_ALMOST_DROWNING, gDefaultSoundArgs);
-            if (!gRumblePakTimer) {
-                gRumblePakTimer = 36;
-                if (is_rumble_finished_and_queue_empty()) {
-                    queue_rumble_data_mario(m, 3, 30);
+        if (m->playerIndex == 0) {
+            // Play a noise to alert the player when Mario is close to drowning.
+            if (((m->action & ACT_GROUP_MASK) == ACT_GROUP_SUBMERGED) && (m->health < 0x300)) {
+                play_sound(SOUND_MOVING_ALMOST_DROWNING, gDefaultSoundArgs);
+                if (!gRumblePakTimer) {
+                    gRumblePakTimer = 36;
+                    if (is_rumble_finished_and_queue_empty()) {
+                        queue_rumble_data_mario(m, 3, 30);
+                    }
                 }
             }
-        } else {
-            gRumblePakTimer = 0;
+            else {
+                gRumblePakTimer = 0;
+            }
         }
     }
 }