diff --git a/src/main/resources/com/threerings/presents/tools/streamable_as.tmpl b/src/main/resources/com/threerings/presents/tools/streamable_as.tmpl
index 8d088f397..a7ac3860c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/com/threerings/presents/tools/streamable_as.tmpl
+++ b/src/main/resources/com/threerings/presents/tools/streamable_as.tmpl
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class {{classname}} {{^extends.isEmpty}}extends {{extends}}
         {{name}} = ins.{{reader}};
 {{/fields}}
     }
+{{^dobject}}
 
     {{#superclassStreamable}}override {{/superclassStreamable}}public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
     {
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public class {{classname}} {{^extends.isEmpty}}extends {{extends}}
         out.{{writer}};
 {{/fields}}
     }
+{{/dobject}}
 // GENERATED STREAMING END
 
 }