diff --git a/mods/default/nodes.lua b/mods/default/nodes.lua
index 807a03fbfb..4eb358be64 100644
--- a/mods/default/nodes.lua
+++ b/mods/default/nodes.lua
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ minetest.register_node("default:bookshelf", {
 	tiles = {"default_wood.png", "default_wood.png", "default_bookshelf.png"},
 	stack_max = 64,
 	groups = {choppy=3,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2,flammable=3},
-	drop = {"default:book 3"},
+	drop = "default:book 3",
 	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
 })