diff --git a/addons/gunbag/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/gunbag/XEH_preInit.sqf
index 93e79f14a0..ad244390fa 100644
--- a/addons/gunbag/XEH_preInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/gunbag/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ PREP_RECOMPILE_END;
     params ["_unit", "_loadout", "_extendedInfo"];
     private _gunbagWeapon = _extendedInfo getOrDefault [QGVAR(gunbagWeapon), []];
     if (_gunbagWeapon isNotEqualTo []) then {
+        if (!isNil QEGVAR(arsenal,virtualItemsFlatAll)) then {
+            private _weapon = (_gunbagWeapon select 0) call EFUNC(arsenal,baseWeapon);
+            if !(_weapon in EGVAR(arsenal,virtualItemsFlatAll)) then {
+                INFO_1("removing [%1] from loadout",_gunbagWeapon);
+                _gunbagWeapon = [];
+            };
+        };
         (backpackContainer _unit) setVariable [QGVAR(gunbagWeapon), _gunbagWeapon, true];
     };
 }] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;