diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
index 7cfbe9b34..19002071e 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ static void Menu_PreDraw(MenuID_t cm, MenuEntry_t *entry, const vec2_t origin)
 
 #ifndef EDUKE32_SIMPLE_MENU
                 Bsprintf(tempbuf,"Saved: %d.%d.%d %d-bit", savehead.majorver, savehead.minorver,
-                         savehead.bytever, 8*savehead.ptrsize);
+                         savehead.bytever, 8*savehead.getPtrSize());
                 mgametext(origin.x + (31<<16), origin.y + (104<<16), tempbuf);
                 Bsprintf(tempbuf,"Our: %d.%d.%d %d-bit", SV_MAJOR_VER, SV_MINOR_VER, BYTEVERSION,
                          (int32_t)(8*sizeof(intptr_t)));
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ static void Menu_PreDraw(MenuID_t cm, MenuEntry_t *entry, const vec2_t origin)
 
 #ifndef EDUKE32_SIMPLE_MENU
                     Bsprintf(tempbuf,"Saved: %d.%d.%d %d-bit", savehead.majorver, savehead.minorver,
-                             savehead.bytever, 8*savehead.ptrsize);
+                             savehead.bytever, 8*savehead.getPtrSize());
                     mgametext(origin.x + (31<<16), origin.y + (104<<16), tempbuf);
                     Bsprintf(tempbuf,"Our: %d.%d.%d %d-bit", SV_MAJOR_VER, SV_MINOR_VER, BYTEVERSION,
                              (int32_t)(8*sizeof(intptr_t)));
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/savegame.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/savegame.cpp
index 7fe9fe61d..6631b51af 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/savegame.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/savegame.cpp
@@ -1483,11 +1483,11 @@ int32_t sv_loadheader(int32_t fil, int32_t spot, savehead_t *h)
         }
     }
 
-    if (h->ptrsize != sizeof(intptr_t))
+    if (h->getPtrSize() != sizeof(intptr_t))
     {
         if (havedemo)
             OSD_Printf("Demo incompatible. Expected pointer size %d, found %d\n",
-                       (int32_t)sizeof(intptr_t), h->ptrsize);
+                       (int32_t)sizeof(intptr_t), h->getPtrSize());
 
         Bmemset(h->headerstr, 0, sizeof(h->headerstr));
         return -4;
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/savegame.h b/source/duke3d/src/savegame.h
index b98d08c25..17454b575 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/savegame.h
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/savegame.h
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ typedef struct
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
     char skillname[32], volname[32];
 #endif
+
+    uint8_t getPtrSize() const { return ptrsize & 0x7Fu; }
+    bool isAutoSave() const { return !!(ptrsize & (1u<<7u)); }
 } savehead_t;
 #pragma pack(pop)