diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index f38b626423..d12e4682d9 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ searchit(win, buf, pos, dir, pat, count, options, pat_use, stop_lnum)
 			{
 			    /* 'e' offset may put us just below the last line */
 			    if (pos->lnum > buf->b_ml.ml_line_count)
-				ptr = "";
+				ptr = (char_u *)"";
 			    else
 				ptr = ml_get_buf(buf, pos->lnum, FALSE);
 			    pos->col -= (*mb_head_off)(ptr, ptr + pos->col);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 92cd49b7ab..5e84c66055 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -666,6 +666,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    188,
 /**/
     187,
 /**/