diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 7ec7364a74..2d6c34b92a 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -900,6 +900,7 @@ eval_init()
     set_vim_var_nr(VV_SEARCHFORWARD, 1L);
     set_vim_var_nr(VV_HLSEARCH, 1L);
     set_vim_var_dict(VV_COMPLETED_ITEM, dict_alloc());
+    set_vim_var_list(VV_ERRORS, list_alloc());
     set_reg_var(0);  /* default for v:register is not 0 but '"' */
 
 #ifdef EBCDIC
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 90f08e9a89..31273feb25 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -741,6 +741,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    950,
 /**/
     949,
 /**/