diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f82670c9e5..936f9b5151 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    172,
 /**/
     171,
 /**/
diff --git a/src/vim9script.c b/src/vim9script.c
index 9aa33d0ab8..b73b592a29 100644
--- a/src/vim9script.c
+++ b/src/vim9script.c
@@ -358,15 +358,14 @@ handle_import(char_u *arg_start, garray_T *gap, int import_sid)
 		}
 		sv = NULL;
 	    }
+	    *arg = cc;
+	    arg = skipwhite(arg);
 
 	    imported = new_imported(gap != NULL ? gap
 				       : &SCRIPT_ITEM(import_sid)->sn_imports);
 	    if (imported == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	    *arg = cc;
-	    arg = skipwhite(arg);
-
 	    // TODO: check for "as" following
 	    // imported->imp_name = vim_strnsave(as_ptr, as_len);
 	    imported->imp_name = vim_strnsave(name, name_len);