diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_stairs/api.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_stairs/api.lua
index 0d967133b..c7bab0bfa 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_stairs/api.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_stairs/api.lua
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ function mcl_stairs.register_slab(subname, recipeitem, groups, images, descripti
 		drop = lower_slab .. " 2",
 		_mcl_hardness = hardness,
 		_mcl_blast_resistance = blast_resistance,
+		_vl_pickblock = lower_slab,
 	})
 
 	if recipeitem then