diff --git a/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm b/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm
index 59f7e7779f..e358f10346 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 
 	//Delete all items not on the preservation list.
 	var/list/items = contents
-	items -= occupant // Don't delete the occupant
+	items -= mob_occupant // Don't delete the occupant
 
 	for(var/obj/item/I in items)
 		if(istype(I, /obj/item/pda))