diff --git a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/RobotBase.java b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/RobotBase.java
index e59606b90e..2f59a3db7c 100644
--- a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/RobotBase.java
+++ b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/RobotBase.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public abstract class RobotBase implements AutoCloseable {
    * @return If the robot is running in simulation.
    */
   public static boolean isSimulation() {
-    return HALUtil.getHALRuntimeType() != 0;
+    return getRuntimeType() == RuntimeType.kSimulation;
   }
 
   /**