diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index ab814d0280..9dde0b94fa 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -4351,7 +4351,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             }
             else
             {
-                if (m_host.ParentGroup.GetSittingAvatars().SingleOrDefault(sp => sp.UUID == agentID) != null)
+                if (m_host.ParentGroup.HasSittingAvatar(agentID))
                 {
                     // When agent is sitting, certain permissions are implicit if requested from sitting agent
                     implicitPerms = ScriptBaseClass.PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION |