diff --git a/osu.Game/IO/Legacy/SerializationWriter.cs b/osu.Game/IO/Legacy/SerializationWriter.cs
index bb8014fe54..9ebeaf616e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/IO/Legacy/SerializationWriter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/IO/Legacy/SerializationWriter.cs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.IO.Legacy
     /// handle null strings and simplify use with ISerializable. </summary>
     public class SerializationWriter : BinaryWriter
     {
-        public SerializationWriter(Stream s)
-            : base(s, Encoding.UTF8)
+        public SerializationWriter(Stream s, bool leaveOpen = false)
+            : base(s, Encoding.UTF8, leaveOpen)
         {
         }