diff --git a/builtin/game/item.lua b/builtin/game/item.lua
index ea9681ae2..12c43ae5b 100644
--- a/builtin/game/item.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/item.lua
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ function core.node_dig(pos, node, digger)
 		.. node.name .. " at " .. core.pos_to_string(pos))
 
 	local wielded = digger and digger:get_wielded_item()
-	local drops = core.get_node_drops(node, wielded and wielded:get_name())
+	local drops = core.get_node_drops(node.name, wielded and wielded:get_name())
 
 	if wielded then
 		local wdef = wielded:get_definition()