diff --git a/src/save.c b/src/save.c
index c56df49b..f8723a65 100644
--- a/src/save.c
+++ b/src/save.c
@@ -1802,6 +1802,7 @@ int load_sym_def(const char *name, FILE *embed_fd)
         &tt[i].flip, &tt[i].xscale, &tt[i].yscale);
      if (level>0) {
        const char* tmp = translate2(lcc, level, tt[i].txt_ptr);
+       rot = lcc[level].rot; flip = lcc[level].flip; /* >>>>> */
        if (tmp) my_strdup(651, &tt[i].txt_ptr, tmp);
        ROTATION(0.0, 0.0, tt[i].x0, tt[i].y0, rx1, ry1);
        tt[i].x0 = lcc[level].x0 + rx1;  tt[i].y0 = lcc[level].y0 + ry1;