diff --git a/website/members/models/membership.py b/website/members/models/membership.py
index 1caf14dc1..3b8f178ad 100644
--- a/website/members/models/membership.py
+++ b/website/members/models/membership.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.translation import pgettext_lazy
-
 from utils.snippets import overlaps
 
 
@@ -82,6 +81,11 @@ def clean(self):
         if self.type != self.HONORARY and self.until is None:
             errors.update({"until": "A non-honorary membership must have an end date."})
 
+        if self.type == self.BENEFACTOR and self.study_long:
+            errors.update(
+                {"study_long": "Benefactors cannot have a study long membership."}
+            )
+
         if errors:
             raise ValidationError(errors)