diff --git a/src/battle_main.c b/src/battle_main.c
index 25db65f784..62662d1e4f 100644
--- a/src/battle_main.c
+++ b/src/battle_main.c
@@ -3685,7 +3685,7 @@ u8 IsRunningFromBattleImpossible(void)
         return 0;
     if (gBattleTypeFlags & BATTLE_TYPE_LINK)
         return 0;
-    if (gBattleMons[gActiveBattler].ability == ABILITY_RUN_AWAY)
+    if (GetBattlerAbility(gActiveBattler) == ABILITY_RUN_AWAY)
         return 0;
 
     if ((i = IsAbilityPreventingEscape(gActiveBattler)))