diff --git a/src/boot/boot.c b/src/boot/boot.c
index ec779fa68d..fc658e49d6 100644
--- a/src/boot/boot.c
+++ b/src/boot/boot.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ typedef enum LoaderType {
 #define LOADER_TYPE_PROCESS_RANDOM_SEED(t) IN_SET(t, LOADER_LINUX, LOADER_UKI, LOADER_TYPE2_UKI)
 
 /* Whether to persistently save the selected entry in an EFI variable, if that's requested. */
-#define LOADER_TYPE_SAVE_ENTRY(t) IN_SET(t, LOADER_EFI, LOADER_LINUX, LOADER_UKI, LOADER_UKI_URL, LOADER_TYPE2_UKI)
+#define LOADER_TYPE_SAVE_ENTRY(t) IN_SET(t, LOADER_AUTO, LOADER_EFI, LOADER_LINUX, LOADER_UKI, LOADER_UKI_URL, LOADER_TYPE2_UKI)
 
 typedef enum {
         REBOOT_NO,