diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/defib.dm b/code/game/objects/items/defib.dm
index e960272783..a4f286bf88 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/defib.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/defib.dm
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
 							failed = "<span class='warning'>[req_defib ? "[defib]" : "[src]"] buzzes: Resuscitation failed - Patient's brain tissue is damaged making recovery of patient impossible via defibrillator. Further attempts futile.</span>"
 						if(BR.brain_death)
 							failed = "<span class='warning'>[req_defib ? "[defib]" : "[src]"] buzzes: Resuscitation failed - Patient's brain damaged beyond point of no return. Further attempts futile.</span>"
-						if(H.suicided || BR.brainmob?.suiciding)
+						if(H.suiciding || BR.brainmob?.suiciding)
 							failed = "<span class='warning'>[req_defib ? "[defib]" : "[src]"] buzzes: Resuscitation failed - No intelligence pattern can be detected in patient's brain. Further attempts futile.</span>"
 					else
 						failed = "<span class='warning'>[req_defib ? "[defib]" : "[src]"] buzzes: Resuscitation failed - Patient's brain is missing. Further attempts futile.</span>"