diff --git a/snow_cannon.lua b/snow_cannon.lua
index 719379d..58d96c9 100644
--- a/snow_cannon.lua
+++ b/snow_cannon.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 
+-- this function used to be in builtin/game/falling_node.lua, but there it got made local; we need it here
+moresnow.spawn_falling_node = function(p, node)
+        local obj = core.add_entity(p, "__builtin:falling_node")
+        obj:get_luaentity():set_node(node)
+end
+
 moresnow.throw_snowball = function( pos, dir, player )
 	local snowball_GRAVITY=9
 	local snowball_VELOCITY=19
@@ -29,7 +35,7 @@ moresnow.snow_at_one_place = function( pos )
 
 	local n = minetest.get_node( pos );
 	if( not(n) or not( n.name ) or n.name=='air' ) then
-		spawn_falling_node( pos, {name="default:snow"})
+		moresnow.spawn_falling_node( pos, {name="default:snow"})
 	end
 end