diff --git a/src/display.c b/src/display.c
index 71ce67766..19e60d41c 100644
--- a/src/display.c
+++ b/src/display.c
@@ -1853,6 +1853,10 @@ show_glyph(coordxy x, coordxy y, int glyph)
     boolean show_glyph_change = FALSE;
     int oldglyph;
 
+    /* don't process map glyphs when saving, restoring, or in_mklev */
+    if (suppress_map_output())
+        return;
+
     //if (glyph == 3972 || glyph == 3988)
     //    __debugbreak();
     /*
diff --git a/src/save.c b/src/save.c
index f3ea97a62..0f194ba34 100644
--- a/src/save.c
+++ b/src/save.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ dosave0(void)
     int res = 0;
 
     program_state.saving++; /* inhibit status and perm_invent updates */
+    notice_mon_off();
     /* we may get here via hangup signal, in which case we want to fix up
        a few of things before saving so that they won't be restored in
        an improper state; these will be no-ops for normal save sequence */
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ dosave0(void)
     res = 1;
 
  done:
+    notice_mon_on();
     program_state.saving--;
     return res;
 }