diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/beds_chairs/sofa.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/beds_chairs/sofa.dm
index ea7875b6ba..48352814b5 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/beds_chairs/sofa.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/beds_chairs/sofa.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	icon_state = "sofamiddle"
 	icon = 'icons/obj/sofa.dmi'
 	buildstackamount = 1
-	var/item_chair = null
+	item_chair = null
 	var/mutable_appearance/armrest
 
 /obj/structure/chair/sofa/Initialize()