diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/ActionManager.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/ActionManager.cpp
index d588bc3cf89..77fa2eba516 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/ActionManager.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/ActionManager.cpp
@@ -476,7 +476,12 @@ Bool ActionManager::canResumeConstructionOf( const Object *obj,
 	// in the future)
 	//
 	Object *builder = TheGameLogic->findObjectByID( objectBeingConstructed->getBuilderID() );
+#if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC
 	if( builder )
+#else
+	// TheSuperHackers @bugfix Stubbjax 18/11/2025 Allow scaffold to be immediately resumed after builder death.
+	if (builder && !builder->isEffectivelyDead())
+#endif
 	{
 		AIUpdateInterface *ai = builder->getAI();
 		DEBUG_ASSERTCRASH( ai, ("Builder object does not have an AI interface!") );
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/ActionManager.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/ActionManager.cpp
index ee93d3a076b..fc344a6fc31 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/ActionManager.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/RTS/ActionManager.cpp
@@ -480,7 +480,12 @@ Bool ActionManager::canResumeConstructionOf( const Object *obj,
 	// in the future)
 	//
 	Object *builder = TheGameLogic->findObjectByID( objectBeingConstructed->getBuilderID() );
+#if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC
 	if( builder )
+#else
+	// TheSuperHackers @bugfix Stubbjax 18/11/2025 Allow scaffold to be immediately resumed after builder death.
+	if (builder && !builder->isEffectivelyDead())
+#endif
 	{
 		AIUpdateInterface *ai = builder->getAI();
 		DEBUG_ASSERTCRASH( ai, ("Builder object does not have an AI interface!") );