diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/robotic_brain.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/robotic_brain.dm
index de89e1a7aa6..908e905c1c8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/robotic_brain.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/robotic_brain.dm
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
 	brainmob.stat = CONSCIOUS
 	brainmob.SetSilence(0)
 	brainmob.dna = new(brainmob)
+	brainmob.dna.species = new /datum/species/machine() // Else it will default to human. And we don't want to clone IRC humans now do we?
 	brainmob.dna.ResetSE()
 	brainmob.dna.ResetUI()
 	GLOB.dead_mob_list -= brainmob