diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/internal_send.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/internal_send.h
index 3b069af194..245a136dc8 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/internal_send.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/internal_send.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class InternalSend : public Send
 
 	void send_to_going_away ();
 	int  connect_when_legal ();
+	int  set_our_state (XMLNode const &, int);
 };
 
 } // namespace ARDOUR
diff --git a/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc b/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc
index 2f7e0728f5..f44c0617db 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ InternalSend::InternalSend (Session& s, boost::shared_ptr<MuteMaster> mm, boost:
 InternalSend::InternalSend (Session& s, boost::shared_ptr<MuteMaster> mm, const XMLNode& node)
 	: Send (s, mm, node, Stateful::loading_state_version, Delivery::Aux /* will be reset in set_state() */)
 {
-	set_state (node, Stateful::loading_state_version);
+	/* Send constructor will set its state, so here we just need to set up our own */
+	set_our_state (node, Stateful::loading_state_version);
 }
 
 InternalSend::~InternalSend ()
@@ -170,12 +171,10 @@ InternalSend::get_state()
 }
 
 int
-InternalSend::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
+InternalSend::set_our_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 {
 	const XMLProperty* prop;
 
-	Send::set_state (node, version);
-
 	if ((prop = node.property ("target")) != 0) {
 
 		_send_to_id = prop->value();
@@ -195,6 +194,13 @@ InternalSend::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+InternalSend::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
+{
+	Send::set_state (node, version);
+	return set_our_state (node, version);
+}
+
 int
 InternalSend::connect_when_legal ()
 {