diff --git a/include/decl.h b/include/decl.h
index c95d6d5b1..b201816f3 100644
--- a/include/decl.h
+++ b/include/decl.h
@@ -732,7 +732,6 @@ struct instance_globals_o {
 
     /* restore.c */
     struct fruit *oldfruit;
-    long omoves;
 
     /* rumors.c */
     int oracle_flg; /* -1=>don't use, 0=>need init, 1=>init done */
@@ -1170,6 +1169,8 @@ struct instance_globals_saved_n {
 struct instance_globals_saved_o {
     /* rumors.c */
     unsigned oracle_cnt; /* oracles are handled differently from rumors... */
+    /* other */
+    long omoves;  /* level timestamp */
 };
 
 struct instance_globals_saved_p {
diff --git a/src/decl.c b/src/decl.c
index 3859f5a2f..e4dc3c6e8 100644
--- a/src/decl.c
+++ b/src/decl.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ const char ynNaqchars[] = "yn#aq";
 const char rightleftchars[] = "rl";
 const char hidespinchars[] = "hsq";
 NEARDATA long yn_number = 0L;
-
 #ifdef PANICTRACE
 const char *ARGV0;
 #endif
@@ -601,7 +600,6 @@ static const struct instance_globals_o g_init_o = {
     0,  /* oldcap */
     /* restore.c */
     UNDEFINED_PTR, /* oldfruit */
-    0L, /* omoves */
     /* rumors.c */
     0, /* oracle_flag */
     UNDEFINED_PTR, /* oracle_loc */
@@ -931,7 +929,9 @@ static const struct instance_globals_saved_n init_svn = {
 
 static const struct instance_globals_saved_o init_svo = {
     /* rumors.c */
-    0U                                   /* oracle_cnt */
+    0U,                                  /* oracle_cnt */
+    /* other */
+    0L                                   /* omoves */
 };
 
 static const struct instance_globals_saved_p init_svp = {
diff --git a/src/restore.c b/src/restore.c
index 05292b5d9..dc89bd33d 100644
--- a/src/restore.c
+++ b/src/restore.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ restdamage(NHFILE *nhfp)
         }
 
         if (ghostly)
-            tmp_dam->when += (svm.moves - go.omoves);
+            tmp_dam->when += (svm.moves - svo.omoves);
 
         tmp_dam->next = svl.level.damagelist;
         svl.level.damagelist = tmp_dam;
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ restobjchn(NHFILE *nhfp, boolean frozen)
          * immediately after old player died.
          */
         if (ghostly && !frozen && !age_is_relative(otmp))
-            otmp->age = svm.moves - go.omoves + otmp->age;
+            otmp->age = svm.moves - svo.omoves + otmp->age;
 
         /* get contents of a container or statue */
         if (Has_contents(otmp)) {
@@ -1081,8 +1081,8 @@ getlev(NHFILE *nhfp, int pid, xint8 lev)
                 Mread(nhfp->fd, &svl.lastseentyp[c][r], sizeof (schar));
             }
         }
-    Mread(nhfp->fd, &go.omoves, sizeof go.omoves);
-    elapsed = svm.moves - go.omoves;
+    Mread(nhfp->fd, &svo.omoves, sizeof svo.omoves);
+    elapsed = svm.moves - svo.omoves;
 
     rest_stairs(nhfp);
     if (nhfp->structlevel) {
diff --git a/src/save.c b/src/save.c
index 87d4c18c6..3ba551ea9 100644
--- a/src/save.c
+++ b/src/save.c
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ savegamestate(NHFILE *nhfp)
     save_dungeon(nhfp, (boolean) !!perform_bwrite(nhfp),
                  (boolean) !!release_data(nhfp));
     savelevchn(nhfp);
+    /* svm.moves below will actually be read back into svo.omoves on restore */
     if (nhfp->structlevel) {
         bwrite(nhfp->fd, (genericptr_t) &svm.moves, sizeof svm.moves);
         bwrite(nhfp->fd, (genericptr_t) &svq.quest_status,