diff --git a/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs
index c61fb5b382..4ebc6fe74d 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ public sealed class SharpSystem : EntitySystem
             return;
 
         if (butcher.Type != ButcheringType.Knife)
+        {
+            _popupSystem.PopupEntity(Loc.GetString("butcherable-different-tool", ("target", target)), knife, user);
             return;
+        }
 
         if (TryComp<MobStateComponent>(target, out var mobState) && !_mobStateSystem.IsDead(target, mobState))
             return;
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/kitchen/components/butcherable-component.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/kitchen/components/butcherable-component.ftl
index e27b083023..ff28cc44db 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/kitchen/components/butcherable-component.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/kitchen/components/butcherable-component.ftl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-butcherable-knife-butchered-success = You butcher { THE($target) } with { THE($knife) }.
+butcherable-different-tool = You are going to need a different tool to butcher { THE($target) }.
+butcherable-knife-butchered-success = You butcher { THE($target) } with { THE($knife) }.
 butcherable-need-knife = Use a sharp object to butcher { THE($target) }.
 butcherable-not-in-container = { CAPITALIZE(THE($target)) } can't be in a container.
 butcherable-mob-isnt-dead = Needs to be dead.