diff --git a/doc/fixes34.1 b/doc/fixes34.1
index 954cafce7..076364f1c 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.1
+++ b/doc/fixes34.1
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ Staff of Aesculapius did not always cure sliming
 correct singularization of fungi, liches, vortices
 prevent "remove_object: obj not on floor" panic for iron ball placement if
 	riding while punished leads to a fall off steed when changing levels
+specifying -D (or -X) to enter explore mode while restarting from a save
+	file was lost in the restore process
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/restore.c b/src/restore.c
index 5522aa042..d7c72c11b 100644
--- a/src/restore.c
+++ b/src/restore.c
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ restgamestate(fd, stuckid, steedid)
 register int fd;
 unsigned int *stuckid, *steedid;	/* STEED */
 {
+	/* discover is actually flags.explore */
+	boolean remember_discover = discover;
 	struct obj *otmp;
 	int uid;
 
@@ -371,6 +373,7 @@ unsigned int *stuckid, *steedid;	/* STEED */
 
 	mread(fd, (genericptr_t) &flags, sizeof(struct flag));
 	flags.bypasses = 0;	/* never use the saved value of bypasses */
+	if (remember_discover) discover = remember_discover;
 
 	role_init();	/* Reset the initial role, race, gender, and alignment */
 #ifdef AMII_GRAPHICS