diff --git a/code/datums/traits/neutral.dm b/code/datums/traits/neutral.dm
index 8d968e69c94..48810769fce 100644
--- a/code/datums/traits/neutral.dm
+++ b/code/datums/traits/neutral.dm
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 /datum/quirk/foreigner/add()
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = quirk_holder
 	H.add_blocked_language(/datum/language/common)
-	if(ishuman(H) || isfelinid(H))
+	if(ishumanbasic(H) || isfelinid(H))
 		H.grant_language(/datum/language/uncommon)
 
 /datum/quirk/foreigner/remove()
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = quirk_holder
 	H.remove_blocked_language(/datum/language/common)
-	if(ishuman(H) || isfelinid(H))
+	if(ishumanbasic(H) || isfelinid(H))
 		H.remove_language(/datum/language/uncommon)
 
 /datum/quirk/vegetarian