diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 3d27db9..8111157 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -2353,7 +2353,8 @@ eventuelly be set to nil, however)."
 
 (use-package bookmark
   :init (setq bookmark-default-file (expand-file-name "bookmarks" emacs-d-userdata)
-              bookmark-menu-confirm-deletion t))
+              bookmark-menu-confirm-deletion t
+              bookmark-save-flag 1))
 
 (use-package dumb-jump
   :commands (dumb-jump-xref-activate)
diff --git a/site-lisp/db-utils.el b/site-lisp/db-utils.el
index 127b5d0..6b83abb 100644
--- a/site-lisp/db-utils.el
+++ b/site-lisp/db-utils.el
@@ -847,8 +847,7 @@ it."
   (let ((new-record `((filename . ,location)
                       (handler . ,handler))))
     (bookmark-update-last-modified new-record)
-    (bookmark-store name new-record nil)
-    (bookmark-save)))
+    (bookmark-store name new-record nil)))
 
 (defun db/bookmark-browse-url (bmk)
   "Extract filename from bookmark BMK and apply `browse-url' to it."