diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
index 6886364f4f..3af1cb8af7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ public final class ForgeHooks {
                 if (potion != null && potion.unwrapKey().isPresent())
                     return potion.unwrapKey().get().location().getNamespace();
             } else if (item instanceof SpawnEggItem egg) {
-                var resourceLocation = ForgeRegistries.ENTITY_TYPES.getKey(egg.getType(null));
+                var resourceLocation = ForgeRegistries.ENTITY_TYPES.getKey(egg.getType(itemStack));
                 if (resourceLocation != null)
                     return resourceLocation.getNamespace();
             }