diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.cpp
index 8685475a4..ba58a9c69 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void WaitDialog::startWaiting(int hoursToWait)
     {
-        if(Settings::Manager::getBool("autosave","Saves") && mSleeping) //autosaves when enabled and sleeping
+        if(Settings::Manager::getBool("autosave","Saves")) //autosaves when enabled
             MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->quickSave("Autosave");
 
         MWBase::World* world = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld();