diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/sharpener.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/sharpener.dm
index f3623bcaa7b..486fe014eec 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/sharpener.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/sharpener.dm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 		return
 	user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] sharpens [I] with [src]!</span>", "<span class='notice'>You sharpen [I], making it much more deadly than before.</span>")
 	if(!requires_sharpness)
-		I.sharpness = IS_SHARP
+		I.sharpness = IS_SHARP_ACCURATE
 	I.force = Clamp(I.force + increment, 0, max)
 	I.throwforce = Clamp(I.throwforce + increment, 0, max)
 	I.name = "[prefix] [I.name]"