diff --git a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
index bdc5655d54..2356f2c538 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
@@ -456,6 +456,11 @@ func Test_terminal_noblock()
 
   for c in ['a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i','j','k']
     call term_sendkeys(g:buf, 'echo ' . repeat(c, 5000) . "\<cr>")
+    if has('mac')
+      " TODO: this should not be needed, but without it sending keys blocks
+      " after 8000 chars or so.
+      sleep 100m
+    endif
   endfor
   call term_sendkeys(g:buf, "echo done\<cr>")
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 318053950e..9ce38f03ac 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -769,6 +769,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    995,
 /**/
     994,
 /**/