diff --git a/CGIFormData.cpp b/CGIFormData.cpp
index 6c79679..87b295b 100644
--- a/CGIFormData.cpp
+++ b/CGIFormData.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ namespace coreutils {
       MString disposition = fields[MString("Content-Disposition")];
       ZString dz(disposition.getData(), disposition.getLength());
 
-      currentSkip = (dz.find(ZString("filename=\"")) != -1);
-
       int namePos = dz.find(ZString("name=\""));
       if (namePos != -1) {
          ZString afterName = dz.substring(namePos + 6);
@@ -117,10 +115,17 @@ namespace coreutils {
           if (pos < 0)
              return Status::INCOMPLETE;
           char *bodyEnd = buffer.getCursor();
-          if (!currentSkip && currentName.getLength() > 0)
+          // A part whose Content-Disposition includes filename="..."
+          // (a real <input type="file">) used to be silently discarded
+          // here (currentSkip) rather than stored like any other part -
+          // every existing <field type="file"> upload (track audio,
+          // presets, project icons) has therefore never actually
+          // received real file content via $[fieldname], only ever an
+          // empty value. Storing it the same way as any other part is
+          // exactly what those call sites already assume.
+          if (currentName.getLength() > 0)
              storeValue(currentName, MString(ZString(bodyStart, bodyEnd - bodyStart)));
           currentName = MString();
-          currentSkip = false;
           state = PART_BOUNDARY;
           return Status::DATA_AVAIL;
        }
diff --git a/CGIFormData.h b/CGIFormData.h
index 1ae46b0..2c8378b 100644
--- a/CGIFormData.h
+++ b/CGIFormData.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ namespace coreutils {
       IMFHeader *headerParser = NULL;
       IMFBoundary *boundaryParser = NULL;
       MString currentName;
-      bool currentSkip = false;
       std::map<MString, int> nameCounts;
 
       void extractPartName(IMFHeader &header);