diff --git a/code/datums/looping_sounds/looping_sound.dm b/code/datums/looping_sounds/looping_sound.dm
index 4a5af0010e9..2cf79ad318b 100644
--- a/code/datums/looping_sounds/looping_sound.dm
+++ b/code/datums/looping_sounds/looping_sound.dm
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 		return
 	if(!chance || prob(chance))
 		play(get_sound(looped))
-	addtimer(src, "sound_loop", mid_length, FALSE, ++looped)
+	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/sound_loop, ++looped), mid_length)
 
 /datum/looping_sound/proc/play(soundfile)
 	var/list/atoms_cache = output_atoms
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 	if(start_sound)
 		play(start_sound)
 		start_wait = start_length
-	addtimer(src, "sound_loop", start_wait)
+	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/sound_loop), start_wait)
 
 /datum/looping_sound/proc/on_stop(looped)
 	if(end_sound)