diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 414d966a..d0541ae9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Bug fixes:
   * Do not remove autosaves after successfully opening a file, preventing
     data loss in case of two abnormal terminations in a row.
   * Do not crash when changing autosave interval.
+  * Unbreak the "Show degrees of freedom" command.
   * Three.js: correctly respond to controls when browser zoom is used.
   * OS X: do not completely hide main window when defocused.
   * GTK: unbreak 3Dconnexion support.
diff --git a/src/generate.cpp b/src/generate.cpp
index 8ab40c27..541ba173 100644
--- a/src/generate.cpp
+++ b/src/generate.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void SolveSpaceUI::GenerateAll(Generate type, bool andFindFree, bool genForBBox)
     // If we're generating entities for display, first we need to find
     // the bounding box to turn relative chord tolerance to absolute.
     if(!SS.exportMode && !genForBBox) {
-        GenerateAll(type, /*andFindFree=*/false, /*genForBBox=*/true);
+        GenerateAll(type, andFindFree, /*genForBBox=*/true);
         BBox box = SK.CalculateEntityBBox(/*includeInvisibles=*/true);
         Vector size = box.maxp.Minus(box.minp);
         double maxSize = std::max({ size.x, size.y, size.z });
@@ -250,7 +250,10 @@ void SolveSpaceUI::GenerateAll(Generate type, bool andFindFree, bool genForBBox)
             if(newp->known) continue;
 
             Param *prevp = prev.FindByIdNoOops(newp->h);
-            if(prevp) newp->val = prevp->val;
+            if(prevp) {
+                newp->val = prevp->val;
+                newp->free = prevp->free;
+            }
         }
 
         if(g->h.v == Group::HGROUP_REFERENCES.v) {