diff --git a/doc/fixes34.2 b/doc/fixes34.2
index 7d121dadf..89e3c5313 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.2
+++ b/doc/fixes34.2
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ win32: some code in files.c was incorrectly assuming that a file
 tiles: high priest tile had a couple bad pixels
 tiles: bad pixels in Croesus and Yeenoghu tiles
 FreeBSD: incorrect srandom declaration
+unix: don't autosave if hangup occurs after game is over
 
 
 General New Features
diff --git a/src/cmd.c b/src/cmd.c
index 9309ab474..dfcd57832 100644
--- a/src/cmd.c
+++ b/src/cmd.c
@@ -2336,7 +2336,7 @@ end_of_input()
 {
 	exit_nhwindows("End of input?");
 #ifndef NOSAVEONHANGUP
-	if (!program_state.done_hup++)
+	if (!program_state.done_hup++ && program_state.something_worth_saving)
 	    (void) dosave0();
 #endif
 	clearlocks();