diff --git a/irc/handlers.go b/irc/handlers.go
index 47f16652..697282e2 100644
--- a/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/irc/handlers.go
@@ -1273,11 +1273,12 @@ func sajoinHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.Message, rb *Respo
 }
 
 // KICK <channel>{,<channel>} <user>{,<user>} [<comment>]
+// The number of channels must be either 1 or equal to the number of users
 func kickHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.Message, rb *ResponseBuffer) bool {
 	hasPrivs := client.HasRoleCapabs("samode")
 	channels := strings.Split(msg.Params[0], ",")
 	users := strings.Split(msg.Params[1], ",")
-	if (len(channels) != len(users)) && (len(users) != 1) {
+	if (len(channels) != len(users)) && (len(users) != 1) && (len(channels) != 1) {
 		rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS, client.nick, "KICK", client.t("Not enough parameters"))
 		return false
 	}
@@ -1286,16 +1287,16 @@ func kickHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.Message, rb *Respons
 		channel string
 		nick    string
 	}
-	kicks := make([]kickCmd, 0, len(channels))
-	for index, channel := range channels {
+	kicks := make([]kickCmd, 0, len(users))
+	channel := channels[0]
+	for index, user := range users {
+		if len(channels) > 1 {
+			channel = channels[index]
+		}
 		if channel == "" {
 			continue // #679
 		}
-		if len(users) == 1 {
-			kicks = append(kicks, kickCmd{channel, users[0]})
-		} else {
-			kicks = append(kicks, kickCmd{channel, users[index]})
-		}
+		kicks = append(kicks, kickCmd{channel, user})
 	}
 
 	var comment string