diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/ForgeHooksClient.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/ForgeHooksClient.java
index 38ac7e3017a..289cae492c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/ForgeHooksClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/ForgeHooksClient.java
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ public static void initClientHooks(Minecraft mc, ReloadableResourceManager resou
         initializedClientHooks = true;
 
         ForgeGameTestHooks.registerGametests();
-        MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(new RegisterSpriteSourceTypesEvent(SPRITE_SOURCE_TYPES_MAP));
+        ModLoader.get().postEvent(new RegisterSpriteSourceTypesEvent(SPRITE_SOURCE_TYPES_MAP));
         ModLoader.get().postEvent(new RegisterClientReloadListenersEvent(resourceManager));
         ModLoader.get().postEvent(new EntityRenderersEvent.RegisterLayerDefinitions());
         ModLoader.get().postEvent(new EntityRenderersEvent.RegisterRenderers());
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/event/RegisterSpriteSourceTypesEvent.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/event/RegisterSpriteSourceTypesEvent.java
index d88ec8d3168..331a31c184b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/event/RegisterSpriteSourceTypesEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/event/RegisterSpriteSourceTypesEvent.java
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.atlas.SpriteSource;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.atlas.SpriteSourceType;
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
-import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.Cancelable;
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.Event;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.LogicalSide;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.event.IModBusEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.javafmlmod.FMLJavaModLoadingContext;
 
 /**
  * Fired to allow mods to register their own SpriteSourceTypes.
@@ -22,10 +23,10 @@
  *
  * <p>This event is not {@linkplain Cancelable cancellable}, and does not {@linkplain HasResult have a result}.</p>
  *
- * <p>This event is fired on the {@linkplain MinecraftForge#EVENT_BUS forge event bus},
+ * <p>This event is fired on the {@linkplain FMLJavaModLoadingContext#getModEventBus() mod-specific event bus},
  * only on the {@linkplain LogicalSide#CLIENT logical client}.</p>
  */
-public class RegisterSpriteSourceTypesEvent extends Event
+public class RegisterSpriteSourceTypesEvent extends Event implements IModBusEvent
 {
     private final BiMap<ResourceLocation, SpriteSourceType> types;