diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_init_exit.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_init_exit.cc
index 771caa21ba5..ed5646d09e2 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_init_exit.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_init_exit.cc
@@ -466,8 +466,7 @@ void WM_exit_ex(bContext *C, const bool do_python_exit, const bool do_user_exit_
       /* Save quit.blend. */
       Main *bmain = CTX_data_main(C);
       char filepath[FILE_MAX];
-      int fileflags = G.fileflags & ~G_FILE_COMPRESS;
-      fileflags |= G_FILE_RECOVER_WRITE;
+      const int fileflags = G.fileflags | G_FILE_COMPRESS | G_FILE_RECOVER_WRITE;
 
       BLI_path_join(filepath, sizeof(filepath), BKE_tempdir_base(), BLENDER_QUIT_FILE);