diff --git a/clibs b/clibs
index f8969f44d..abe774f70 160000
--- a/clibs
+++ b/clibs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f8969f44de1ec413cfee82b23c9f4b3c32d49b56
+Subproject commit abe774f70265de14ea7f5e530518ca130562a9c9
diff --git a/src/laws.c b/src/laws.c
index eb483aae7..ddda26f27 100644
--- a/src/laws.c
+++ b/src/laws.c
@@ -969,13 +969,13 @@ void transfer_faction(faction *fsrc, faction *fdst) {
 
         if (u_race(u) == fdst->race) {
             u->flags &= ~UFL_HERO;
-            if (give_unit_allowed(u) == 0) {
+            if (give_unit_allowed(u) == 0 && !get_mage(u)) {
                 if (u->skills) {
                     int i;
-
                     for (i = 0; i != u->skill_size; ++i) {
                         const skill *sv = u->skills + i;
                         skill_t sk = (skill_t)sv->id;
+
                         if (skill_count[sk] + u->number > skill_limit[sk]) {
                             break;
                         }
diff --git a/src/laws.test.c b/src/laws.test.c
index 5dff45a92..f6e1ef585 100644
--- a/src/laws.test.c
+++ b/src/laws.test.c
@@ -2083,6 +2083,41 @@ static void test_quit_transfer_limited(CuTest *tc) {
     test_teardown();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Mages cannot be transfered. At all.
+ */
+static void test_quit_transfer_mages(CuTest *tc) {
+    faction *f1, *f2;
+    unit *u1, *u2;
+    region *r;
+
+    test_setup();
+    config_set_int("rules.maxskills.magic", 2);
+    r = test_create_plain(0, 0);
+    f1 = test_create_faction(NULL);
+    faction_setpassword(f1, "password");
+    u1 = test_create_unit(f1, r);
+    f2 = test_create_faction(NULL);
+    u2 = test_create_unit(f2, r);
+    contact_unit(u2, u1);
+    u1->thisorder = create_order(K_QUIT, f1->locale, "password %s %s",
+        LOC(f1->locale, parameters[P_FACTION]), itoa36(f2->no));
+
+    f1->magiegebiet = M_GWYRRD;
+    set_level(u1, SK_MAGIC, 1);
+    create_mage(u1, M_GWYRRD);
+
+    f2->magiegebiet = M_GWYRRD;
+    set_level(u2, SK_MAGIC, 1);
+    create_mage(u2, M_GWYRRD);
+
+    quit_cmd(u1, u1->thisorder);
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, f1, u1->faction);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, FFL_QUIT, f1->flags & FFL_QUIT);
+
+    test_teardown();
+}
+
 /**
  * Only units of the same race can be gifted to another faction.
  */
@@ -2248,6 +2283,7 @@ CuSuite *get_laws_suite(void)
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_quit_transfer);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_quit_transfer_limited);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_quit_transfer_migrants);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_quit_transfer_mages);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_quit_transfer_hero);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_transfer_faction);
 #endif