diff --git a/src/p_saveg.cpp b/src/p_saveg.cpp
index cf79afc6f..6f38e0ae8 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.cpp
+++ b/src/p_saveg.cpp
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ void G_SerializeLevel(FSerializer &arc, bool hubload)
 	arc("zones", level.Zones);
 	arc("lineportals", level.linePortals);
 	arc("sectorportals", level.sectorPortals);
-	if (arc.isReading()) P_CollectLinkedPortals();
+	if (arc.isReading()) P_FinalizePortals();
 
 	// [ZZ] serialize events
 	E_SerializeEvents(arc);
diff --git a/src/p_setup.cpp b/src/p_setup.cpp
index d9c5b9200..73fbeb622 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/p_setup.cpp
@@ -4141,7 +4141,8 @@ void P_SetupLevel (const char *lumpname, int position)
 	times[16].Clock();
 	if (reloop) P_LoopSidedefs (false);
 	PO_Init ();				// Initialize the polyobjs
-	P_FinalizePortals();	// finalize line portals after polyobjects have been initialized. This info is needed for properly flagging them.
+	if (!savegamerestore)
+		P_FinalizePortals();	// finalize line portals after polyobjects have been initialized. This info is needed for properly flagging them.
 	times[16].Unclock();
 
 	assert(sidetemp != NULL);
@@ -4377,4 +4378,4 @@ CCMD(dumpgeometry)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}