diff --git a/src/syntax.c b/src/syntax.c
index 154b759545..2141beeaf6 100644
--- a/src/syntax.c
+++ b/src/syntax.c
@@ -5222,7 +5222,7 @@ syn_cmd_region(
     for (item = ITEM_START; item <= ITEM_END; ++item)
 	for (ppp = pat_ptrs[item]; ppp != NULL; ppp = ppp_next)
 	{
-	    if (!success)
+	    if (!success && ppp->pp_synp != NULL)
 	    {
 		vim_regfree(ppp->pp_synp->sp_prog);
 		vim_free(ppp->pp_synp->sp_pattern);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index c406005081..156f075139 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -761,6 +761,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1950,
 /**/
     1949,
 /**/