diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
index 3dedca2097..03581dfa36 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:stone_with_lapis", {
 	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_stone_defaults(),
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 3,
 	_mcl_hardness = 3,
+	_mcl_silk_touch_drop = true,
 	_mcl_fortune_drop = mcl_core.fortune_drop_ore,
 })