diff --git a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
index 519a4dd90cd..77807c2ca1c 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 		target = safepick(view(3,target))
 		if(!target)
 			return
-	if(get_dist(src, target)>1)
+	if(!target.Adjacent(src))
 		if(selected && selected.is_ranged())
 			selected.action(target)
 	else if(selected && selected.is_melee())