2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
index 60ad497b84..b0fa31a1bb 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
@@ -1184,8 +1184,8 @@ void SegManager::reconstructClones() {
 
 
 bool gamestate_save(EngineState *s, Common::WriteStream *fh, const Common::String &savename, const Common::String &version) {
-	set_savegame_metadata(fh, savename, version);
 	Common::Serializer ser(nullptr, fh);
+	set_savegame_metadata(ser, fh, savename, version);
 	s->saveLoadWithSerializer(ser);		// FIXME: Error handling?
 	if (g_sci->_gfxPorts)
 		g_sci->_gfxPorts->saveLoadWithSerializer(ser);
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ void gamestate_restore(EngineState *s, Common::SeekableReadStream *fh) {
 	s->gameIsRestarting = GAMEISRESTARTING_RESTORE;
 }
 
-void set_savegame_metadata(Common::WriteStream *fh, const Common::String &savename, const Common::String &version) {
+void set_savegame_metadata(Common::Serializer &ser, Common::WriteStream *fh, const Common::String &savename, const Common::String &version) {
 	TimeDate curTime;
 	g_system->getTimeAndDate(curTime);
 
@@ -1389,11 +1389,15 @@ void set_savegame_metadata(Common::WriteStream *fh, const Common::String &savena
 	meta.script0Size = script0->size();
 	meta.gameObjectOffset = g_sci->getGameObject().getOffset();
 
-	Common::Serializer ser(nullptr, fh);
 	sync_SavegameMetadata(ser, meta);
 	Graphics::saveThumbnail(*fh);
 }
 
+void set_savegame_metadata(Common::WriteStream *fh, const Common::String &savename, const Common::String &version) {
+	Common::Serializer ser(nullptr, fh);
+	set_savegame_metadata(ser, fh, savename, version);
+}
+
 bool get_savegame_metadata(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, SavegameMetadata &meta) {
 	assert(stream);
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.h b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.h
index 1ac25b26a9..ac79a76aff 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.h
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ bool get_savegame_metadata(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, SavegameMetadata
 /**
  * Write the header to a savegame.
  */
+void set_savegame_metadata(Common::Serializer &ser, Common::WriteStream *fh, const Common::String &savename, const Common::String &version);
 void set_savegame_metadata(Common::WriteStream *fh, const Common::String &savename, const Common::String &version);
 
 } // End of namespace Sci