diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 48518dc7e..466a65c86 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 - Fixed vector datatypes usage for HIP
 - Fixed out-of-boundary read when a fast hash defines a kernel_loops_min value higher than the amplifiers provided by the user
 - Fix missing check for -j and -k before writing hashcat.dictstat2 which can lead to false negatives
+- Fixed a bug that --outfile-autohex-disable affects potfile
 
 ##
 ## Technical
diff --git a/src/potfile.c b/src/potfile.c
index 2b2006d90..64bc58250 100644
--- a/src/potfile.c
+++ b/src/potfile.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void potfile_write_append (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const char *out_buf, cons
   {
     const bool always_ascii = (hashconfig->opts_type & OPTS_TYPE_PT_ALWAYS_ASCII) ? true : false;
 
-    if ((user_options->outfile_autohex == true) && (need_hexify (plain_ptr, plain_len, hashconfig->separator, always_ascii) == true))
+    if (need_hexify (plain_ptr, plain_len, hashconfig->separator, always_ascii) == true)
     {
       tmp_buf[tmp_len++] = '$';
       tmp_buf[tmp_len++] = 'H';