diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index c777136568..7c8babab9f 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -3125,7 +3125,12 @@ ex_call(eap)
     funcdict_T	fudi;
 
     tofree = trans_function_name(&arg, eap->skip, TFN_INT, &fudi);
-    vim_free(fudi.fd_newkey);
+    if (fudi.fd_newkey != NULL)
+    {
+	/* Still need to give an error message for missing key. */
+	EMSG2(_(e_dictkey), fudi.fd_newkey);
+	vim_free(fudi.fd_newkey);
+    }
     if (tofree == NULL)
 	return;
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8538afe1e4..3c67bb323e 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 */
+/**/
+    148,
 /**/
     147,
 /**/