diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/nameof.dm b/code/__HELPERS/nameof.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2de37b5b8c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/nameof.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * NAMEOF: Compile time checked variable name to string conversion
+ * evaluates to a string equal to "X", but compile errors if X isn't a var on datum.
+ * datum may be null, but it does need to be a typed var.
+ **/
+#define NAMEOF(datum, X) (#X || ##datum.##X)
diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/varset_callback.dm b/code/__HELPERS/varset_callback.dm
index 8748af5ebe8..0c3f87328a1 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/varset_callback.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/varset_callback.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-///datum may be null, but it does need to be a typed var
-#define NAMEOF(datum, X) (#X || ##datum.##X)
-
 #define VARSET_LIST_CALLBACK(target, var_name, var_value) CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, /proc/___callbackvarset, ##target, ##var_name, ##var_value)
 //dupe code because dm can't handle 3 level deep macros
 #define VARSET_CALLBACK(datum, var, var_value) CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, /proc/___callbackvarset, ##datum, NAMEOF(##datum, ##var), ##var_value)
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 5fa50069e9d..951dcfb3642 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
 #include "code\__HELPERS\memory_helpers.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\mobs.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\mouse_control.dm"
+#include "code\__HELPERS\nameof.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\names.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\path.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\piping_colors_lists.dm"