diff --git a/osu.Game/Scoring/Legacy/LegacyScoreEncoder.cs b/osu.Game/Scoring/Legacy/LegacyScoreEncoder.cs
index 63094c5548..5452e4b9eb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Scoring/Legacy/LegacyScoreEncoder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Scoring/Legacy/LegacyScoreEncoder.cs
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Scoring.Legacy
                 throw new ArgumentException(@"Only scores in the osu, taiko, catch, or mania rulesets can be encoded to the legacy score format.", nameof(score));
         }
 
-        public void Encode(Stream stream)
+        public void Encode(Stream stream, bool leaveOpen = false)
         {
-            using (SerializationWriter sw = new SerializationWriter(stream))
+            using (SerializationWriter sw = new SerializationWriter(stream, leaveOpen))
             {
                 sw.Write((byte)(score.ScoreInfo.Ruleset.OnlineID));
                 sw.Write(LATEST_VERSION);