diff --git a/patches/mods-stopgap/elk_legacy/init.lua b/patches/mods-stopgap/elk_legacy/init.lua
index f812b76..0946b24 100644
--- a/patches/mods-stopgap/elk_legacy/init.lua
+++ b/patches/mods-stopgap/elk_legacy/init.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 -- ../generatemod.py (EnlivenMinetest) generated
 -- the original version of this file.
-codermobs:alias_mob("codermobs:elk_male", "codermobs:elk")
+if minetest.get_modpath("codermobs") ~= nil
+    mobs:alias_mob("codermobs:elk_male", "codermobs:elk")
+end
 -- minetest.register_alias("codermobs:elk_male", "codermobs:elk")