diff --git a/libtransmission/makemeta.cc b/libtransmission/makemeta.cc
index 1b865750a..eb26384b8 100644
--- a/libtransmission/makemeta.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/makemeta.cc
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ std::string tr_metainfo_builder::benc(tr_error** error) const
 
             file_vec.emplace_back(std::move(file_map));
         }
+
+        info_dict.try_emplace(TR_KEY_files, std::move(file_vec));
     }
 
     if (!std::empty(base))