diff --git a/doc/fixes34.2 b/doc/fixes34.2
index 9c8ce8499..ced70b0ba 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.2
+++ b/doc/fixes34.2
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
 -----------------------------------------
 Gnome: compilation problems on Redhat 7.2 and 8.0
 unix: Makefile.utl would put OBJDIR objects in the wrong directory
+vms: create an empty paniclog file during playground installation
 win32tty: add subkeyvalue option to alter key values; Finnish keyboard fix
 win32tty: distinguish between black/gray/white (by Quietust)
 tiles: high priest tile had a couple bad pixels
diff --git a/sys/vms/install.com b/sys/vms/install.com
index 92e2ea0b6..7bea14985 100755
--- a/sys/vms/install.com
+++ b/sys/vms/install.com
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $	if p2.nes."" then  gameuic := 'p2'
 $
 $	! note: all filespecs contain some punctuation,
 $	!	to avoid inadvertent logical name interaction
-$	play_files = "PERM.,RECORD.,LOGFILE."
+$	play_files = "PERM.,RECORD.,LOGFILE.,PANICLOG."
 $	help_files = "HELP.,HH.,CMDHELP.,WIZHELP.,OPTHELP.,HISTORY.,LICENSE."
 $	data_files = "DATA.,RUMORS.,ORACLES.,OPTIONS.,QUEST.DAT"
 $	guidebook  = "[.doc]Guidebook.txt"