diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index 1cbcf5c568..4a6e027486 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ extern char *Version;
 #if defined(HAVE_DATE_TIME) && defined(VMS) && defined(VAXC)
 extern char longVersion[];
 #else
-EXTERN char *longVersion INIT(= NULL);
+extern char *longVersion;
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 0b714bf46f..6c2e4d1ab6 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ init_longVersion(void)
 }
 
 # else
+char	*longVersion = NULL;
+
     void
 init_longVersion(void)
 {
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ init_longVersion(void)
 	    longVersion = VIM_VERSION_LONG;
 	else
 	    vim_snprintf(longVersion, len, msg,
-			  VIM_VERSION_LONG_ONLY, VIM_VERSION_DATE_ONLY, date_time);
+		      VIM_VERSION_LONG_ONLY, VIM_VERSION_DATE_ONLY, date_time);
     }
 }
 # endif
@@ -755,6 +757,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    3445,
 /**/
     3444,
 /**/