diff --git a/doc/fixes36.3 b/doc/fixes36.3
index 4d853b695..55d8d28a9 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.3
+++ b/doc/fixes36.3
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ uarmh null pointer dereference if a helm of opposite alignment came off due
 	to being polymorphed
 verb tense was inappropriate in some messages when a mon/pet had a name 
 	ending in 's'
+orctown booty items should have been initialized in mksobj()
 
 
 Fixes to Post-3.6.2 Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/mkmaze.c b/src/mkmaze.c
index 4ff7b726d..f6c8333d6 100644
--- a/src/mkmaze.c
+++ b/src/mkmaze.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ const char *gang;
 {
     struct obj *otmp;
 
-    otmp = mksobj_migr_to_species(otyp, (unsigned long) M2_ORC, FALSE, FALSE);
+    otmp = mksobj_migr_to_species(otyp, (unsigned long) M2_ORC, TRUE, FALSE);
     if (otmp && gang) {
         new_oname(otmp, strlen(gang) + 1); /* removes old name if present */
         Strcpy(ONAME(otmp), gang);