diff -u -r freeciv/common/unit.c gtk-menu/common/unit.c
--- freeciv/common/unit.c	Thu Feb 24 23:28:10 2000
+++ gtk-menu/common/unit.c	Sun Feb 27 21:12:39 2000
@@ -927,9 +927,6 @@
   if (activity == ACTIVITY_EXPLORE) /* added 980803 by Syela */
     return (is_ground_unit(punit) || is_sailing_unit(punit));
 
-  /* can't go directly from non-idle to non-idle activity */
-  if(punit->activity!=ACTIVITY_IDLE && punit->activity != activity) return 0;
-
   switch(activity)  {
   case ACTIVITY_POLLUTION:
     return unit_flag(punit->type, F_SETTLERS) && punit->moves_left &&