diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 78eb6341d6..9a4fa46808 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 */
+/**/
+    2599,
 /**/
     2598,
 /**/
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index c49c499841..1bb30ca0cf 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -2645,7 +2645,8 @@ compile_load_scriptvar(
 	    cc = *p;
 	    *p = NUL;
 
-	    idx = find_exported(import->imp_sid, exp_name, &ufunc, &type, cctx);
+	    idx = find_exported(import->imp_sid, exp_name, &ufunc, &type,
+								   cctx, TRUE);
 	    *p = cc;
 	    p = skipwhite(p);