diff --git a/src/memline.c b/src/memline.c
index a0b642908d..58582c9d69 100644
--- a/src/memline.c
+++ b/src/memline.c
@@ -1696,6 +1696,7 @@ ml_recover(int checkext)
 				       && !(curbuf->b_ml.ml_flags & ML_EMPTY))
 	ml_delete(curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count);
     curbuf->b_flags |= BF_RECOVERED;
+    check_cursor();
 
     recoverymode = FALSE;
     if (got_int)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index aee9dcff22..f57d692676 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    2966,
 /**/
     2965,
 /**/