diff --git a/pcmove.cpp b/pcmove.cpp
index 7c8432f9..3bdac0ab 100644
--- a/pcmove.cpp
+++ b/pcmove.cpp
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ void pcmove::tell_why_impassable() {
     if(vmsg(miRESTRICTED))
       blowaway_message(c2);
     }
-  else if(isAlch(c2)) {
+  else if(anti_alchemy(c2, cwt.at)) {
     if(vmsg(miRESTRICTED))
       addMessage(XLAT("Wrong color!"));
     }