From e394dc341bb86b1953aabf0feacfeb3e36bb0d2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nhmall <nhmall@nethack.org>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 12:25:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] prevent a checkpoint from executing too early

---
 src/do.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/do.c b/src/do.c
index a7ad93903..54cfd5960 100644
--- a/src/do.c
+++ b/src/do.c
@@ -1376,6 +1376,9 @@ save_currentstate(void)
 {
     NHFILE *nhfp;
 
+    if (!program_state.something_worth_saving)
+        return;
+
     program_state.in_checkpoint++;
     if (flags.ins_chkpt) {
         /* write out just-attained level, with pets and everything */