diff --git a/src/activity_item_handling.cpp b/src/activity_item_handling.cpp
index ad9047958e900..3c9e1a01a1b07 100644
--- a/src/activity_item_handling.cpp
+++ b/src/activity_item_handling.cpp
@@ -3519,7 +3519,7 @@ int get_auto_consume_moves( Character &you, const bool food )
     if( best_comestible ) {
         //The moves it takes you to walk there and back.
         int consume_moves = 2 * you.run_cost( 100, false ) * std::max( rl_dist( you.pos(),
-                            here.getlocal( best_comestible.position() ) ), 1 );
+                            best_comestible.position() ), 1 );
         consume_moves += to_moves<int>( you.get_consume_time( *best_comestible ) );
 
         you.consume( best_comestible );