diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 6ba2dd8aa5..bc7f22ad71 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -21064,7 +21064,8 @@ var_check_func_name(name, new_var)
     char_u *name;    /* points to start of variable name */
     int    new_var;  /* TRUE when creating the variable */
 {
-    if (!(vim_strchr((char_u *)"wbs", name[0]) != NULL && name[1] == ':')
+    /* Allow for w: b: s: and t:. */
+    if (!(vim_strchr((char_u *)"wbst", name[0]) != NULL && name[1] == ':')
 	    && !ASCII_ISUPPER((name[0] != NUL && name[1] == ':')
 						     ? name[2] : name[0]))
     {
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 40e967dfe5..1a1755efa8 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -734,6 +734,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    298,
 /**/
     297,
 /**/