diff --git a/src/charset.c b/src/charset.c
index bac1a20ffe..0535d4cfca 100644
--- a/src/charset.c
+++ b/src/charset.c
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ buf_init_chartab(buf, global)
 	    if (VIM_ISDIGIT(*p))
 		c = getdigits(&p);
 	    else
+#ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+		 if (has_mbyte)
+		c = mb_ptr2char_adv(&p);
+	    else
+#endif
 		c = *p++;
 	    c2 = -1;
 	    if (*p == '-' && p[1] != NUL)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 16e319d1d4..70124e9f30 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 */
+/**/
+    252,
 /**/
     251,
 /**/