A photographic recording material comprising a support, at least one photosensitive, gelatine-containing silver halide emulsion layer on one side of the support and a gelatine-containing NC layer on the other side of the support, in which the NC layer contains a certain hydrophilic polymer, is distinguished by the fact that there is relatively little E.sub.a curl during drying whereas sufficient E.sub.i curl is present after drying, so that the material is not damaged during processing.