diff --git a/include/budg.h b/include/budg.h
index 389c024c..f16cd865 100644
--- a/include/budg.h
+++ b/include/budg.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct bp *bp_alloc(void);
 void bp_set_from_sect(struct bp *, struct sctstr *);
 int bp_get_item(struct bp *, struct sctstr *, i_type);
 void bp_put_item(struct bp *, struct sctstr *, i_type, int);
-void bp_put_items(struct bp *, struct sctstr *, short *);
+void bp_put_items(struct bp *, struct sctstr *);
 int bp_get_avail(struct bp *, struct sctstr *);
 void bp_put_avail(struct bp *, struct sctstr *, int);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/update/bp.c b/src/lib/update/bp.c
index ec7d24b6..877c8bd4 100644
--- a/src/lib/update/bp.c
+++ b/src/lib/update/bp.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *
  *  Known contributors to this file:
  *     Ville Virrankoski, 1996
- *     Markus Armbruster, 2007
+ *     Markus Armbruster, 2007-2016
  */
 
 /*
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ bp_put_item(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp, i_type comm, int amount)
 	bp_ref(bp, sp)->bp_item[idx] = amount;
 }
 
-/* Set the item values tracked in @bp for sector @sp from @vec. */
+/* Set the item values tracked in @bp from sector @sp. */
 void
-bp_put_items(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp, short *vec)
+bp_put_items(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp)
 {
     enum bp_item_idx idx;
     struct bp *p = bp_ref(bp, sp);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ bp_put_items(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp, short *vec)
     for (i = I_NONE + 1; i <= I_MAX; i++) {
 	idx = bud_key[i];
 	if (idx >= 0)
-	    p->bp_item[idx] = vec[i];
+	    p->bp_item[idx] = sp->sct_item[i];
     }
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ bp_put_avail(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp, int amount)
 void
 bp_set_from_sect(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp)
 {
-    bp_put_items(bp, sp, sp->sct_item);
+    bp_put_items(bp, sp);
     bp_put_avail(bp, sp, sp->sct_avail);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/update/sect.c b/src/lib/update/sect.c
index fbfac5ce..324ef911 100644
--- a/src/lib/update/sect.c
+++ b/src/lib/update/sect.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ produce_sect(struct natstr *np, int etu, struct bp *bp, int p_sect[][2])
 	work = 0;
 
 	do_feed(sp, np, sp->sct_item, &work, etu);
-	bp_put_items(bp, sp, sp->sct_item);
+	bp_put_items(bp, sp);
 
 	if (sp->sct_off || np->nat_money < 0)
 	    continue;
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ produce_sect(struct natstr *np, int etu, struct bp *bp, int p_sect[][2])
 	if ((sp->sct_effic < 100 || sp->sct_type != sp->sct_newtype) &&
 	    np->nat_money >= 0) {
 	    neweff = upd_buildeff(sp, &work, sp->sct_item, &desig, &cost);
-	    bp_put_items(bp, sp, sp->sct_item);
+	    bp_put_items(bp, sp);
 	    p_sect[SCT_EFFIC][0]++;
 	    p_sect[SCT_EFFIC][1] += cost;
 	    if (!player->simulation) {
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ produce_sect(struct natstr *np, int etu, struct bp *bp, int p_sect[][2])
 	    p_sect[desig][1] += ecost;
 	    if (!player->simulation)
 		np->nat_money -= ecost;
-	    bp_put_items(bp, sp, sp->sct_item);
+	    bp_put_items(bp, sp);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ produce_sect(struct natstr *np, int etu, struct bp *bp, int p_sect[][2])
 	    if (np->nat_money >= 0 && dchr[desig].d_prd >= 0)
 		work -= produce(np, sp, sp->sct_item, work, desig, neweff,
 				&pcost, &amount);
-	    bp_put_items(bp, sp, sp->sct_item);
+	    bp_put_items(bp, sp);
 	}
 
 	bp_put_avail(bp, sp, work);