diff --git a/src/saveload/station_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/station_sl.cpp
index 4af681ad85..c8fbf1624b 100644
--- a/src/saveload/station_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/station_sl.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ static const SaveLoad _station_desc[] = {
 	    SLE_VAR(Station, string_id,                  SLE_STRINGID),
 	SLE_CONDSTR(Station, name,                       SLE_STR, 0,                 84, SL_MAX_VERSION),
 	SLE_CONDVAR(Station, indtype,                    SLE_UINT8,                 103, SL_MAX_VERSION),
-	    SLE_VAR(Station, had_vehicle_of_type,        SLE_UINT16),
+	SLE_CONDVAR(Station, had_vehicle_of_type,        SLE_FILE_U16 | SLE_VAR_U8,   0, 121),
+	SLE_CONDVAR(Station, had_vehicle_of_type,        SLE_UINT8,                 122, SL_MAX_VERSION),
 
 	    SLE_VAR(Station, time_since_load,            SLE_UINT8),
 	    SLE_VAR(Station, time_since_unload,          SLE_UINT8),
diff --git a/src/station_base.h b/src/station_base.h
index 266f45d19f..446f09c87b 100644
--- a/src/station_base.h
+++ b/src/station_base.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public:
 
 	ViewportSign sign;
 
-	uint16 had_vehicle_of_type;
+	byte had_vehicle_of_type;
 
 	byte time_since_load;
 	byte time_since_unload;