diff --git a/SQF/dayz_code/actions/player_build.sqf b/SQF/dayz_code/actions/player_build.sqf
index acf1a3654..92a07a9fa 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_code/actions/player_build.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_code/actions/player_build.sqf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	DayZ Base Building
 	Made for DayZ Epoch please ask permission to use/edit/distrubute email vbawol@veteranbastards.com.
 */
-private ["_location","_dir","_classname","_item","_hasrequireditem","_missing","_hastoolweapon","_cancel","_reason","_started","_finished","_animState","_isMedic","_dis","_sfx","_hasbuilditem","_tmpbuilt","_onLadder","_isWater","_require","_text","_offset","_IsNearPlot","_isOk","_location1","_location2","_counter","_limit","_proceed","_num_removed","_position","_object","_canBuildOnPlot","_friendlies","_nearestPole","_ownerID","_findNearestPoles","_findNearestPole","_distance","_classnametmp","_ghost","_isPole","_needText","_lockable","_zheightchanged","_rotate","_combination_1","_combination_2","_combination_3","_combination_4","_combination","_combination_1_Display","_combinationDisplay","_zheightdirection","_abort","_isNear","_need","_objHupDiff","_objHdwnDiff","_needNear"];
+private ["_location","_dir","_classname","_item","_hasrequireditem","_missing","_hastoolweapon","_cancel","_reason","_started","_finished","_animState","_isMedic","_dis","_sfx","_hasbuilditem","_tmpbuilt","_onLadder","_isWater","_require","_text","_offset","_IsNearPlot","_isOk","_location1","_location2","_counter","_limit","_proceed","_num_removed","_position","_object","_canBuildOnPlot","_friendlies","_nearestPole","_ownerID","_findNearestPoles","_findNearestPole","_distance","_classnametmp","_ghost","_isPole","_needText","_lockable","_zheightchanged","_rotate","_combination_1","_combination_2","_combination_3","_combination_4","_combination","_combination_1_Display","_combinationDisplay","_zheightdirection","_abort","_isNear","_need","_objHupDiff","_objHdwnDiff","_needNear","_vehicle","_inVehicle"];
 
 if(TradeInprogress) exitWith { cutText ["\n\nBuilding already in progress." , "PLAIN DOWN"]; };
 TradeInprogress = true;
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ _cancel = false;
 _reason = "";
 _canBuildOnPlot = false;
 
+_vehicle = vehicle player;
+_inVehicle = (_vehicle != player);
+
 DZE_Q = false;
 DZE_Z = false;
 
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ call gear_ui_init;
 closeDialog 1;
 
 if(_isWater) exitWith {TradeInprogress = false; cutText [localize "str_player_26", "PLAIN DOWN"];};
+if (_inVehicle) exitWith {TradeInprogress = false; cutText ["Cannot build while in a vehicle.", "PLAIN DOWN"];};
 if(_onLadder) exitWith {TradeInprogress = false; cutText [localize "str_player_21", "PLAIN DOWN"];};
 if(player getVariable["combattimeout", 0] >= time) exitWith {TradeInprogress = false; cutText ["Cannot build while in combat.", "PLAIN DOWN"];};