diff --git a/src/p_enemy.c b/src/p_enemy.c
index 061d5526a..e3ba64846 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.c
+++ b/src/p_enemy.c
@@ -11066,6 +11066,9 @@ void A_SPBChase(void *thing)
 					specialring->colorized = true;
 					specialring->color = SKINCOLOR_RED;
 					specialring->flags |= MF_NOCLIPHEIGHT;
+
+					// But don't let first pick these up.
+					specialring->extravalue3 = 1;
 				}
 
 			}
diff --git a/src/p_inter.c b/src/p_inter.c
index 547619eff..c0da4b857 100644
--- a/src/p_inter.c
+++ b/src/p_inter.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ void P_TouchSpecialThing(mobj_t *special, mobj_t *toucher, boolean heightcheck)
 			if (special->extravalue1)
 				return;
 
-			// No picking up rings while SPB is targetting you
+			// No picking up rings while your rings are locked.
 			if (player->pflags & PF_RINGLOCK)
 				return;
 
@@ -637,6 +637,10 @@ void P_TouchSpecialThing(mobj_t *special, mobj_t *toucher, boolean heightcheck)
 			if (special->threshold > 0 || P_PlayerInPain(player))
 				return;
 
+			// Don't pick up SPB rings in first.
+			if (special->extravalue3 && player->position == 1)
+				return;
+
 			if (!(P_CanPickupItem(player, PICKUPITEM_RING)))
 				return;