--- a/runtime/autoload/netrwSettings.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/netrwSettings.vim
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 " NetrwSettings: {{{1
 fun! netrwSettings#NetrwSettings()
   " this call is here largely just to insure that netrw has been loaded
-  call netrw#NetrwSavePosn()
+  call netrw#SavePosn()
   if !exists("g:loaded_netrw")
    echohl WarningMsg | echomsg "***sorry*** netrw needs to be loaded prior to using NetrwSettings" | echohl None
    return