diff --git a/src/saveload/afterload.cpp b/src/saveload/afterload.cpp
index b852c48009..1791870e0a 100644
--- a/src/saveload/afterload.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/afterload.cpp
@@ -2030,7 +2030,7 @@ bool AfterLoadGame()
 	}
 
 	/* Tunnel pool has to be initiated before reservations. */
-	if (IsSavegameVersionBefore(196)) {
+	if (SlXvIsFeatureMissing(XSLFI_CHUNNEL)) {
 		for (TileIndex t = 0; t < map_size; t++) {
 			if (IsTunnelTile(t)) {
 				DiagDirection dir = GetTunnelBridgeDirection(t);
diff --git a/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.cpp
index 3480e15c5e..8384f95857 100644
--- a/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ const SlxiSubChunkInfo _sl_xv_sub_chunk_infos[] = {
 	{ XSLFI_EXTENDED_GAMELOG,       XSCF_NULL,                1,   1, "extended_gamelog",          NULL, NULL, NULL        },
 	{ XSLFI_STATION_CATCHMENT_INC,  XSCF_NULL,                1,   1, "station_catchment_inc",     NULL, NULL, NULL        },
 	{ XSLFI_CUSTOM_BRIDGE_HEADS,    XSCF_NULL,                1,   1, "custom_bridge_heads",       NULL, NULL, NULL        },
+	{ XSLFI_CHUNNEL,                XSCF_NULL,                1,   1, "chunnel",                   NULL, NULL, "TUNN"      },
 	{ XSLFI_NULL, XSCF_NULL, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL },// This is the end marker
 };
 
diff --git a/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.h b/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.h
index 36a82104f6..835410010d 100644
--- a/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.h
+++ b/src/saveload/extended_ver_sl.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ enum SlXvFeatureIndex {
 	XSLFI_EXTENDED_GAMELOG,                       ///< Extended gamelog
 	XSLFI_STATION_CATCHMENT_INC,                  ///< Station catchment radius increase
 	XSLFI_CUSTOM_BRIDGE_HEADS,                    ///< Custom bridge heads
+	XSLFI_CHUNNEL,                                ///< Tunnels under water (channel tunnel)
 
 	XSLFI_RIFF_HEADER_60_BIT,                     ///< Size field in RIFF chunk header is 60 bit
 	XSLFI_HEIGHT_8_BIT,                           ///< Map tile height is 8 bit instead of 4 bit, but savegame version may be before this became true in trunk
diff --git a/src/saveload/saveload.cpp b/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
index 3376d074b8..0e25fdefd2 100644
--- a/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
  *  194   26881   1.5.x, 1.6.0
  *  195   27572   1.6.x
  */
-extern const uint16 SAVEGAME_VERSION = 196; ///< Current savegame version of OpenTTD.
+extern const uint16 SAVEGAME_VERSION = 195; ///< Current savegame version of OpenTTD.
 const uint16 SAVEGAME_VERSION_EXT = 0x8000; ///< Savegame extension indicator mask
 
 SavegameType _savegame_type; ///< type of savegame we are loading
diff --git a/src/saveload/tunnel_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/tunnel_sl.cpp
index f477ef6e7b..310b25a0b2 100644
--- a/src/saveload/tunnel_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/tunnel_sl.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
 
 static const SaveLoad _tunnel_desc[] = {
-	 SLE_CONDVAR(Tunnel, tile_n,           SLE_UINT32,             196, SL_MAX_VERSION),
-	 SLE_CONDVAR(Tunnel, tile_s,           SLE_UINT32,             196, SL_MAX_VERSION),
-	 SLE_CONDVAR(Tunnel, is_chunnel,         SLE_BOOL,             196, SL_MAX_VERSION),
+	 SLE_CONDVAR(Tunnel, tile_n,           SLE_UINT32,             0, SL_MAX_VERSION),
+	 SLE_CONDVAR(Tunnel, tile_s,           SLE_UINT32,             0, SL_MAX_VERSION),
+	 SLE_CONDVAR(Tunnel, is_chunnel,         SLE_BOOL,             0, SL_MAX_VERSION),
 	 SLE_END()
 };