diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm
index b07e8e51dbe..f567255f703 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 	thing_to_del.qdel_and_find_ref_if_fail(force)
 
 /datum/proc/qdel_and_find_ref_if_fail(force = FALSE)
-	SSgarbage.reference_find_on_fail[text_ref(D)] = TRUE
+	SSgarbage.reference_find_on_fail[text_ref(src)] = TRUE
 	qdel(src, force)
 
 #endif