diff --git a/include/flag.h b/include/flag.h
index 5163f58a7..5413fbcd1 100644
--- a/include/flag.h
+++ b/include/flag.h
@@ -70,21 +70,6 @@ struct flag {
      * and get rid of these comments...) once 3.6.0 savefile compatibility
      * eventually ends.
      */
-#ifndef SKIP_BOOLEAN
-    /* this is the normal configuration; assigning a character constant
-       for a normal letter to an 'xchar' variable should always work even
-       if 'char' is unsigned since character constants are actually 'int'
-       and letters are within the range where signedness shouldn't matter */
-    xchar   sortloot; /* 'n'=none, 'l'=loot (pickup), 'f'=full ('l'+invent) */
-#else
-    /* with SKIP_BOOLEAN, we have no idea what underlying type is being
-       used, other than it isn't 'xchar' (although its size might match
-       that) or a bitfield (because it must be directly addressable);
-       it's probably either 'char' for compactness or 'int' for access,
-       but we don't know which and it might be something else anyway;
-       flip a coin here and guess 'char' for compactness */
-    char    sortloot; /* 'n'=none, 'l'=loot (pickup), 'f'=full ('l'+invent) */
-#endif
     boolean sortpack;        /* sorted inventory */
     boolean sparkle;         /* show "resisting" special FX (Scott Bigham) */
     boolean standout;        /* use standout for --More-- */
@@ -108,6 +93,7 @@ struct flag {
 #define PARANOID_WERECHANGE 0x0100
     int pickup_burden; /* maximum burden before prompt */
     int pile_limit;    /* controls feedback when walking over objects */
+    char    sortloot; /* 'n'=none, 'l'=loot (pickup), 'f'=full ('l'+invent) */
     char inv_order[MAXOCLASSES];
     char pickup_types[MAXOCLASSES];
 #define NUM_DISCLOSURE_OPTIONS 6 /* i,a,v,g,c,o (decl.c) */
diff --git a/include/sfproto.h b/include/sfproto.h
index f72baec0b..7655f328a 100644
--- a/include/sfproto.h
+++ b/include/sfproto.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.7 sfproto.h	Sat Jun 22 22:53:12 2019 */
+/* NetHack 3.7 sfproto.h	Tue Jun 25 09:57:33 2019 */
 /* Copyright (c) NetHack Development Team 2018.                   */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
diff --git a/src/sfdata.c b/src/sfdata.c
index 2827bfe84..4ebf3d9c0 100644
--- a/src/sfdata.c
+++ b/src/sfdata.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include "wintype.h"
 #include "sfproto.h"
 
-#define BUILD_DATE "Tue Jun 25 01:06:17 2019"
-#define BUILD_TIME (1561439177L)
+#define BUILD_DATE "Tue Jun 25 09:57:33 2019"
+#define BUILD_TIME (1561471053L)
 
 #define NHTYPE_SIMPLE    1
 #define NHTYPE_COMPLEX   2
@@ -746,8 +746,6 @@ int cnt;
     sfo_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->showexp, parent, "showexp", 1);   /* (boolean) */
     sfo_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->showscore, parent, "showscore", 1);/* (boolean) */
     sfo_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->silent, parent, "silent", 1);     /* (boolean) */
-    sfo_xchar(nhfp, &d_flag->sortloot, parent, "sortloot", 1);   /* (xchar) */
-    sfo_char(nhfp, &d_flag->sortloot, parent, "sortloot", 1);    /* (char) */
     sfo_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->sortpack, parent, "sortpack", 1); /* (boolean) */
     sfo_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->sparkle, parent, "sparkle", 1);   /* (boolean) */
     sfo_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->standout, parent, "standout", 1); /* (boolean) */
@@ -761,6 +759,7 @@ int cnt;
     sfo_unsigned(nhfp, &d_flag->paranoia_bits, parent, "paranoia_bits", 1);/* (unsigned) */
     sfo_int(nhfp, &d_flag->pickup_burden, parent, "pickup_burden", 1);/* (int) */
     sfo_int(nhfp, &d_flag->pile_limit, parent, "pile_limit", 1); /* (int) */
+    sfo_char(nhfp, &d_flag->sortloot, parent, "sortloot", 1);    /* (char) */
     sfo_char(nhfp, d_flag->inv_order, parent, "inv_order", MAXOCLASSES);/* (char) */
     sfo_char(nhfp, d_flag->pickup_types, parent, "pickup_types", MAXOCLASSES);/* (char) */
     sfo_char(nhfp, d_flag->end_disclose, parent, "end_disclose", NUM_DISCLOSURE_OPTIONS + 1);/* (char) */
@@ -3137,8 +3136,6 @@ int cnt;
     sfi_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->showexp, parent, "showexp", 1);
     sfi_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->showscore, parent, "showscore", 1);
     sfi_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->silent, parent, "silent", 1);
-    sfi_xchar(nhfp, &d_flag->sortloot, parent, "sortloot", 1);
-    sfi_char(nhfp, &d_flag->sortloot, parent, "sortloot", 1);
     sfi_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->sortpack, parent, "sortpack", 1);
     sfi_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->sparkle, parent, "sparkle", 1);
     sfi_boolean(nhfp, &d_flag->standout, parent, "standout", 1);
@@ -3152,6 +3149,7 @@ int cnt;
     sfi_unsigned(nhfp, &d_flag->paranoia_bits, parent, "paranoia_bits", 1);
     sfi_int(nhfp, &d_flag->pickup_burden, parent, "pickup_burden", 1);
     sfi_int(nhfp, &d_flag->pile_limit, parent, "pile_limit", 1);
+    sfi_char(nhfp, &d_flag->sortloot, parent, "sortloot", 1);
     sfi_char(nhfp, d_flag->inv_order, parent, "inv_order", MAXOCLASSES);
     sfi_char(nhfp, d_flag->pickup_types, parent, "pickup_types", MAXOCLASSES);
     sfi_char(nhfp, d_flag->end_disclose, parent, "end_disclose", NUM_DISCLOSURE_OPTIONS + 1);
@@ -5499,8 +5497,6 @@ const char *critical_members[] = {
 	"struct flag:showexp:boolean",
 	"struct flag:showscore:boolean",
 	"struct flag:silent:boolean",
-	"struct flag:sortloot:xchar",
-	"struct flag:sortloot:char",
 	"struct flag:sortpack:boolean",
 	"struct flag:sparkle:boolean",
 	"struct flag:standout:boolean",
@@ -5514,6 +5510,7 @@ const char *critical_members[] = {
 	"struct flag:paranoia_bits:unsigned",
 	"struct flag:pickup_burden:int",
 	"struct flag:pile_limit:int",
+	"struct flag:sortloot:char",
 	"struct flag:inv_order:char",
 	"struct flag:pickup_types:char",
 	"struct flag:end_disclose:char",