diff --git a/src/core/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp b/src/core/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
index 35e10e892..ce4d22742 100644
--- a/src/core/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
+++ b/src/core/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ TorrentHandle::TorrentHandle(Session *session, const libtorrent::torrent_handle
     , m_pauseAfterRecheck(false)
     , m_needSaveResumeData(false)
 {
+    if (m_savePath.isEmpty())
+        m_savePath = Utils::Fs::toNativePath(m_session->defaultSavePath());
+
     initialize();
 
     if (!data.resumed) {