diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index b645ddf87..251fb6367 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ could get "suddenly you cannot see the <mon>" while invisible mon remained
 cutting a long worm in half would trigger segfault/accvio crash if the hit
 	took parent down to 1 hit point or if long worms had become extinct
 blinded invisible hero can't see self as invisible via ';' or '/'
+a hangup save while picking up gold from shop floor could duplicate that gold
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/pickup.c b/src/pickup.c
index 617af5185..70c8a1082 100644
--- a/src/pickup.c
+++ b/src/pickup.c
@@ -1281,6 +1281,10 @@ boolean telekinesis;	/* not picking it up directly by hand */
 		costly_gold(obj->ox, obj->oy, gold_capacity);
 	    } else {
 		u.ugold += count;
+		if (count == obj->quan)
+		    delobj(obj);
+		else
+		    obj->quan -= count;
 		if ((nearload = near_capacity()) != 0)
 		    pline("%s %ld gold piece%s.",
 			  nearload < MOD_ENCUMBER ?
@@ -1289,10 +1293,6 @@ boolean telekinesis;	/* not picking it up directly by hand */
 		else
 		    prinv((char *) 0, obj, count);
 		costly_gold(obj->ox, obj->oy, count);
-		if (count == obj->quan)
-		    delobj(obj);
-		else
-		    obj->quan -= count;
 	    }
 	    context.botl = 1;
 	    if (context.run) nomul(0);