diff --git a/src/gui_gtk.c b/src/gui_gtk.c
index c097545e4d..cdfe78bdb3 100644
--- a/src/gui_gtk.c
+++ b/src/gui_gtk.c
@@ -1195,7 +1195,10 @@ gui_mch_destroy_scrollbar(scrollbar_T *sb)
  * Implementation of the file selector related stuff
  */
 #if defined(HAVE_GTK2) && GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,4,0)
-# define USE_FILE_CHOOSER
+/* This has been disabled, because the GTK library rewrites
+ * ~/.recently-used.xbel every time the main loop is quit.  For Vim that means
+ * on just about any event. */
+/* # define USE_FILE_CHOOSER */
 #endif
 
 #ifndef USE_FILE_CHOOSER
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b42aec7308..933da74b92 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -676,6 +676,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    26,
 /**/
     25,
 /**/