diff --git a/src/battle_util.c b/src/battle_util.c
index 58c787372b..dc8e4f2ef3 100644
--- a/src/battle_util.c
+++ b/src/battle_util.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ void HandleAction_UseMove(void)
         }
         else
         {
-            gBattlerTarget = *(gBattleStruct->moveTarget + gBattlerAttacker);
+            gBattlerTarget = gBattleStruct->moveTarget[gBattlerAttacker];
             if (!IsBattlerAlive(gBattlerTarget)
             && moveTarget != MOVE_TARGET_OPPONENTS_FIELD
             && (!IsBattlerAlly(gBattlerAttacker, gBattlerTarget)))