diff --git a/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm
index 6c370f2505..94bf45c1b0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	return src
 
 /proc/get_top_level_mob(mob/S)
-	if(ismob(src.loc) && S.loc != S)
+	if(ismob(S.loc) && S.loc != S)
 		var/mob/M = S.loc
 		return M.get_top_level_mob()
 	return S