diff --git a/apps/app_directed_pickup.c b/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
index 8a8297e97abcf71788ec4162b5a951b4f97e202b..a6ca09ac5f740fd3362f63c1c6f7dfc94f15cf91 100644
--- a/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
+++ b/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int pickup_by_exten(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *exten, const ch
 
 	while ((target = ast_channel_iterator_next(iter))) {
 		ast_channel_lock(target);
-		if (can_pickup(target)) {
+		if ((chan != target) && can_pickup(target)) {
 			break;
 		}
 		ast_channel_unlock(target);