diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index 1dcd1ccf61..5590cd53b7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -6155,10 +6155,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             if (UUID.TryParse(id, out key))
             {
                 ScenePresence av = World.GetScenePresence(key);
+                List<ScenePresence> sittingAvatars = m_host.ParentGroup.GetSittingAvatars();
 
                 if (av != null)
                 {
-                    if (llAvatarOnSitTarget() == id)
+                    if (sittingAvatars.Contains(av))
                     {
                         // if the avatar is sitting on this object, then
                         // we can unsit them.  We don't want random scripts unsitting random people