diff --git a/src/game/interaction.c b/src/game/interaction.c
index 125cf5b5..b134c453 100644
--- a/src/game/interaction.c
+++ b/src/game/interaction.c
@@ -2030,11 +2030,17 @@ void mario_process_interactions(struct MarioState *m) {
 
 void check_death_barrier(struct MarioState *m) {
     if (m->pos[1] < m->floorHeight + 2048.0f) {
-        if (gCurrCourseNum != COURSE_TOTWC) {
-            m->pos[1] = m->floorHeight + 2048.0f;
-            if (m->vel[1] < 0) { m->vel[1] = 0; }
-            mario_set_bubbled(m);
-            return;
+        switch (gCurrCourseNum) {
+            case COURSE_COTMC:    // (20) Cavern of the Metal Cap
+            case COURSE_TOTWC:    // (21) Tower of the Wing Cap
+            case COURSE_VCUTM:    // (22) Vanish Cap Under the Moat
+            case COURSE_WMOTR:    // (23) Winged Mario over the Rainbow
+                break;
+            default:
+                m->pos[1] = m->floorHeight + 2048.0f;
+                if (m->vel[1] < 0) { m->vel[1] = 0; }
+                mario_set_bubbled(m);
+                return;
         }
         if (level_trigger_warp(m, WARP_OP_WARP_FLOOR) == 20 && !(m->flags & MARIO_UNKNOWN_18)) {
             play_sound(SOUND_MARIO_WAAAOOOW, m->marioObj->header.gfx.cameraToObject);