diff --git a/code/modules/mining/mine_items.dm b/code/modules/mining/mine_items.dm
index dde3b7f6f7..75f675f67c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/mine_items.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/mine_items.dm
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 	var/obj/item/stack/flag/newflag = new src.type(T)
 	newflag.amount = 1
 	newflag.upright = 1
-	anchored = 1
+	newflag.anchored = 1
 	newflag.name = newflag.singular_name
 	newflag.icon_state = "[newflag.base_state]_open"
 	newflag.visible_message("<b>[user]</b> plants [newflag] firmly in the ground.")