diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index 5bd9b6991a..4d06585ec2 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -2898,6 +2898,8 @@ Route::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 				_volume_control->set_state (*child, version);
 			} else if (control_name == _phase_control->name()) {
 				_phase_control->set_state (*child, version);
+			} else if (control_name == "recenable" && version <= 3002) {
+				/* ignore (now "rec-enable"), handled by Track */
 			} else {
 				Evoral::Parameter p = EventTypeMap::instance().from_symbol (control_name);
 				if (p.type () >= MidiCCAutomation && p.type () < MidiSystemExclusiveAutomation) {
diff --git a/libs/ardour/track.cc b/libs/ardour/track.cc
index 4bb45c227f..619dd27e59 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/track.cc
@@ -268,6 +268,11 @@ Track::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 				_record_safe_control->set_state (*child, version);
 			} else if (name == _monitoring_control->name()) {
 				_monitoring_control->set_state (*child, version);
+			} else if (name == "recenable" && version <= 3002) {
+				float value;
+				if (child->get_property ("value", value)) {
+					_record_enable_control->set_value (value, Controllable::NoGroup);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}