if (!(member = find_member_link(chptr, who)) || IsZombie(member))
return send_reply(sptr, ERR_USERNOTINCHANNEL, cli_name(who), chptr->chname);
- /* Don't allow to kick member with a higher or equal op-level */
- if (chptr->mode.apass[0] && OpLevel(member) <= OpLevel(member2))
+ /* Don't allow to kick member with a higher op-level,
+ * or members with the same op-level unless both are MAXOPLEVEL.
+ */
+ if (OpLevel(member) < OpLevel(member2)
+ || (OpLevel(member) == OpLevel(member2)
+ && OpLevel(member) < MAXOPLEVEL))
return send_reply(sptr, ERR_NOTLOWEROPLEVEL, cli_name(who), chptr->chname,
OpLevel(member2), OpLevel(member), "kick",
OpLevel(member) == OpLevel(member2) ? "the same" : "a higher");