diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/functions.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/functions.lua
index 5a181069b..c9a06283d 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/functions.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/functions.lua
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ end
 mcl_core.grow_reeds = function(pos, node)
 	pos.y = pos.y-1
 	local name = minetest.get_node(pos).name
-	if minetest.get_node_group(name, "soil_sugarcane") ~= 0 then
+	if minetest.get_item_group(name, "soil_sugarcane") ~= 0 then
 		if minetest.find_node_near(pos, 1, {"group:water"}) == nil and minetest.find_node_near(pos, 1, {"group:frosted_ice"}) == nil then
 			return
 		end