diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
index 5923cda8c2b..aab4060cdb3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/stack/attack_hand(mob/user as mob)
 	if (user.get_inactive_hand() == src)
-		var/obj/item/stack/F = new src.type( user, amount=1)
+		var/obj/item/stack/F = new src.type( user, 1)
 		F.copy_evidences(src)
 		user.put_in_hands(F)
 		src.add_fingerprint(user)