diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/target/common/TargetDefender.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/target/common/TargetDefender.java
index 24f8ace2c26..3a3131d6367 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/target/common/TargetDefender.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/target/common/TargetDefender.java
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ public class TargetDefender extends TargetImpl {
         MageObject targetSource = game.getObject(sourceId);
         for (UUID playerId: game.getState().getPlayersInRange(sourceControllerId, game)) {
             Player player = game.getPlayer(playerId);
-            if (player != null && player.canBeTargetedBy(targetSource, sourceControllerId, game) && filter.match(player, game)) {
+            if (notTarget || (player != null && player.canBeTargetedBy(targetSource, sourceControllerId, game) && filter.match(player, game))) {
                 possibleTargets.add(playerId);
             }
         }
         for (Permanent permanent: game.getBattlefield().getActivePermanents(new FilterPlaneswalkerPermanent(), sourceControllerId, game)) {
-            if (permanent.canBeTargetedBy(targetSource, sourceControllerId, game) && filter.match(permanent, game)) {
+            if (notTarget || (permanent.canBeTargetedBy(targetSource, sourceControllerId, game) && filter.match(permanent, game))) {
                 possibleTargets.add(permanent.getId());
             }
         }