diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
index 9d388bb51..b412718a4 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
@@ -1771,6 +1771,9 @@ bool Creature::LoadCreatureFromDB(ObjectGuid::LowType spawnId, Map* map, bool ad
 
     SetHealth(m_deathState == DeathState::Alive ? curhealth : 0);
 
+    // SelectLevel() sized the player damage requirement against full health, before curhealth was known
+    ResetPlayerDamageReq();
+
     // checked at creature_template loading
     m_defaultMovementType = MovementGeneratorType(data->movementType);