diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
index dc9d41937..b9c2025a6 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ bool Session::addTorrent_impl(CreateTorrentParams params, const MagnetUri &magne
 #if (LIBTORRENT_VERSION_NUM < 10200)
                 handle.auto_managed(false);
 #else
-                handle.set_flags(lt::torrent_flags::auto_managed);
+                handle.unset_flags(lt::torrent_flags::auto_managed);
 #endif
                 handle.pause();
             }