diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index 1f6df415c3..64393f974c 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ channel_part_info(channel_T *channel, dict_T *dict, char *name, int part)
     chanpart_T *chanpart = &channel->ch_part[part];
     char	namebuf[20];
     size_t	tail;
-    char	*s;
+    char	*s = "";
 
     STRCPY(namebuf, name);
     STRCAT(namebuf, "_");
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 808cee79ea..bc119482b1 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -748,6 +748,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1631,
 /**/
     1630,
 /**/