diff --git a/src/w_wad.cpp b/src/w_wad.cpp
index 7e359c362..293c1e3f3 100644
--- a/src/w_wad.cpp
+++ b/src/w_wad.cpp
@@ -959,8 +959,7 @@ UINT16 W_InitFile(const char *filename, boolean mainfile, boolean startup, const
 
 	if (important && !mainfile)
 	{
-		//G_SetGameModified(true);
-		modifiedgame = true; // avoid savemoddata being set to false
+		G_SetGameModified(true, false);
 	}
 
 	//