diff --git a/common/item.c b/common/item.c
index 6b0233d..01f7ef5 100644
--- a/common/item.c
+++ b/common/item.c
@@ -580,6 +580,8 @@ void query_short_name(const object *op, char *buf, size_t size) {
     case WAND:
     case ROD:
     case POTION:
+        if (op->type == POTION && op->subtype != POT_THROW)
+          break;
         if (QUERY_FLAG(op, FLAG_IDENTIFIED)||QUERY_FLAG(op, FLAG_BEEN_APPLIED)) {
             if (!op->title) {
                 safe_strcat(buf, " of ", &len, size);