1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/directn.cc b/crawl-ref/source/directn.cc
index e1ef6b8547..18ff4e67d2 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/directn.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/directn.cc
@@ -2073,11 +2073,11 @@ static void describe_monster(const monsters *mon)
     if (player_beheld_by(mon))
         mpr("You are beheld by her song.", MSGCH_EXAMINE);
 
-    if (mon->type == MONS_HYDRA)
-    {
+    // XXX: Not strictly correct if we add any other monster with a
+    // variable number of attacks.
+    if (mon->has_hydra_multi_attack())
         mprf(MSGCH_EXAMINE, "It has %d head%s.", mon->number,
              (mon->number > 1? "s" : ""));
-    }
 
     print_wounds(mon);