diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 68ac35780..5c6d2a077 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ D2X-Rebirth Changelog
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 INSTALL.txt, SConstruct: make compile instructions clearer for Windows and Mac users, for Mac OS X don't use Sharepath when using SConstruct
 main/network.c: add prototypes for show_game_stats and network_do_join_game to fix warnings
+main/multi.c: allow hoard.ham to go in 'Data' subdirectory
 
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diff --git a/main/multi.c b/main/multi.c
index 8a3eab448..60c67bea5 100644
--- a/main/multi.c
+++ b/main/multi.c
@@ -4784,7 +4784,7 @@ void init_hoard_data()
 	int i,save_pos;
 	extern int Num_bitmap_files,Num_effects,Num_sound_files;
 
-	ifile = cfopen("hoard.ham","rb");
+	ifile = PHYSFSX_openDataFile("hoard.ham");
 	if (ifile == NULL)
 		Error("can't open <hoard.ham>");