diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index a4ed072096..886808d8d4 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ Session::save_template (string template_name)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	copy_files (plugins_dir(), template_plugin_state_path);
+	copy_recurse (plugins_dir(), template_plugin_state_path);
 
 	return 0;
 }