diff --git a/Changelog-SVN.txt b/Changelog-SVN.txt
index 7fd1412689..8f647ffc86 100644
--- a/Changelog-SVN.txt
+++ b/Changelog-SVN.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Date	Added
 
 03/29
+	* Added auto create 'save' folder from 'save-tmpl' when compiling for the
+	  first time, thanks to Jbain
 	* Fixed 'use_sql_db' not read properly in SQL char server, thanks to Wallex
 	* Added three fields to mmo_charstatus - father/mother/child
 	  needed for adoption system [veider]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5bbe28131d..65b191e504 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ all: conf txt
 conf:
 	cp -r conf-tmpl conf
 	rm -rf conf/.svn conf/*/.svn
+	cp -r save-tmpl save
+	rm -rf save/.svn
 
 txt : src/common/GNUmakefile src/login/GNUmakefile src/char/GNUmakefile src/map/GNUmakefile src/ladmin/GNUmakefile conf
 	cd src ; cd common ; $(MAKE) $(MKDEF) $@ ; cd ..