diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/event/DefaultEventService.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/event/DefaultEventService.java
index 5059046db..30194744d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scijava/event/DefaultEventService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/event/DefaultEventService.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public List<EventSubscriber<?>> subscribe(final Object o) {
 
 	@Override
 	public void subscribe(final EventSubscriber<?> subscriber) {
-		eventBus.subscribe(subscriber.getClass(), subscriber);
+		eventBus.subscribe(subscriber.getEventClass(), subscriber);
 	}
 
 	@Override