diff --git a/emacs.el b/emacs.el
index 4a23f72..117c5aa 100644
--- a/emacs.el
+++ b/emacs.el
@@ -702,6 +702,8 @@ found, otherwise returns nil."
 (set-variable 'bookmark-default-file
               (expand-file-name (concat user-emacs-directory
                                         "bmk")))
+(set-variable 'bookmark-save-flag
+              1)
 (with-eval-after-load 'recentf
   (defvar recentf-exclude)
   (defvar bookmark-default-file)