diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm
index 078ffcee404..7087e25289d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/inventory.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/equip_in_one_of_slots(obj/item/W, list/slots, del_on_fail = 1)
 	for (var/slot in slots)
-		if (equip_to_slot_or_del(W, slots[slot], del_on_fail = 0))
+		if (equip_to_slot_if_possible(W, slots[slot], del_on_fail = 0))
 			return slot
 	if (del_on_fail)
 		del(W)