diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/say.dm
index a1bf4dc4974..039a69b6e9e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/say.dm
@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@
 	. = src.say_dead(message)
 
 /mob/dead/observer/Hear(message, atom/movable/speaker, message_langs, raw_message, radio_freq)
+	if(radio_freq)
+		var/atom/movable/virtualspeaker/V = speaker
+		speaker = V.source
 	src << "<a href=?src=\ref[src];follow=\ref[speaker]>(F)</a> [message]"