diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index 548a89eed0..5e3e530e04 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -4556,7 +4556,13 @@ vim_snprintf(str, str_m, fmt, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10)
 			remove_trailing_zeroes = TRUE;
 		    }
 
-		    if (fmt_spec == 'f' && abs_f > 1.0e307)
+		    if (fmt_spec == 'f' &&
+#ifdef VAX
+			    abs_f > 1.0e38
+#else
+			    abs_f > 1.0e307
+#endif
+			    )
 		    {
 			/* Avoid a buffer overflow */
 			strcpy(tmp, "inf");
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 392c9d46e3..8c3020ef8f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -676,6 +676,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    81,
 /**/
     80,
 /**/