diff --git a/code/game/machinery/portable_turret.dm b/code/game/machinery/portable_turret.dm
index ba028d9a736..3f3912be1d8 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/portable_turret.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/portable_turret.dm
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ Status: []<BR>"},
 			if(C.stat)
 				continue
 			// Ignore lazarus-injected mobs.
-			if(M.faction == "lazarus")
+			if(C.faction == "lazarus")
 				continue
 			targets += C