diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index 3c2690a849..39ba8b5284 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -2732,6 +2732,9 @@ check_overwrite(eap, buf, fname, ffname, other)
 		    && vim_strchr(p_cpo, CPO_OVERNEW) == NULL)
 		|| (buf->b_flags & BF_READERR))
 	    && !p_wa
+#ifdef FEAT_QUICKFIX
+	    && !bt_nofile(buf)
+#endif
 	    && vim_fexists(ffname))
     {
 	if (!eap->forceit && !eap->append)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index c2f78aa9b5..1bf84d35ba 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -666,6 +666,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    172,
 /**/
     171,
 /**/