diff --git a/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm b/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm
index 85a0b2b253..ed3e9f9b89 100644
--- a/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm
+++ b/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 		update_clothes_damaged_state(TRUE)
 	if(ismob(loc)) //It's not important enough to warrant a message if nobody's wearing it
 		var/mob/M = loc
-		M.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[M]'s [name] starts to fall apart!", "<span class='warning'>Your [name] starts to fall apart!</span>")
+		to_chat(M, "<span class='warning'>Your [name] starts to fall apart!</span>")
 
 /obj/item/clothing/proc/update_clothes_damaged_state(damaging = TRUE)
 	var/index = "[REF(initial(icon))]-[initial(icon_state)]"