diff --git a/doc/fixes36.1 b/doc/fixes36.1
index 282b8bdd3..9878cf716 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.1
+++ b/doc/fixes36.1
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ kicking activates statue traps
 pets start with apport equal to your charisma
 sometimes generate the random mazes with wide corridors, thick walls,
 	or with dead ends changed to loops
+put throne room gold in the chest
 
 
 Fixes to Post-3.6.0 Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/mkroom.c b/src/mkroom.c
index 49b84f3e1..c76531b52 100644
--- a/src/mkroom.c
+++ b/src/mkroom.c
@@ -380,12 +380,16 @@ struct mkroom *sroom;
         }
     switch (type) {
     case COURT: {
-        struct obj *chest;
+        struct obj *chest, *gold;
         levl[tx][ty].typ = THRONE;
         (void) somexy(sroom, &mm);
-        (void) mkgold((long) rn1(50 * level_difficulty(), 10), mm.x, mm.y);
+        gold = mksobj(GOLD_PIECE, TRUE, FALSE);
+        gold->quan = (long) rn1(50 * level_difficulty(), 10);
+        gold->owt = weight(gold);
         /* the royal coffers */
         chest = mksobj_at(CHEST, mm.x, mm.y, TRUE, FALSE);
+        add_to_container(chest, gold);
+        chest->owt = weight(chest);
         chest->spe = 2; /* so it can be found later */
         level.flags.has_court = 1;
         break;