diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
index a44b412a1f2..b5fa85548be 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 /// Callback proc for bonus behavior for generating trash of grown food. Used by [/datum/element/food_trash].
 /obj/item/food/grown/proc/generate_trash()
 	// If this is some type of grown thing, we pass a seed arg into its Inititalize()
-	if(istype(trash_type, /obj/item/grown) || istype(trash_type, /obj/item/food/grown))
+	if(ispath(trash_type, /obj/item/grown) || ispath(trash_type, /obj/item/food/grown))
 		return new trash_type(src, seed)
 
 	return new trash_type(src)