diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index 747e4d4778..371cfd328a 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -4232,7 +4232,8 @@ define_function(exarg_T *eap, char_u *name_arg, garray_T *lines_to_free)
 		name = prefixed;
 	    }
 	}
-	else if (vim9script && vim_strchr(name, AUTOLOAD_CHAR) != NULL)
+	else if (vim9script && name != NULL
+				    && vim_strchr(name, AUTOLOAD_CHAR) != NULL)
 	{
 	    emsg(_(e_cannot_use_name_with_hash_in_vim9_script_use_export_instead));
 	    goto ret_free;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index abc67424c6..87f3845626 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    4269,
 /**/
     4268,
 /**/