diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index e111707365..0ee5b7a0e9 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -14318,7 +14318,7 @@ f_readfile(argvars, rettv)
 	tolist = 0;
 	for ( ; filtd < buflen || readlen <= 0; ++filtd)
 	{
-	    if (buf[filtd] == '\n' || readlen <= 0)
+	    if (readlen <= 0 || buf[filtd] == '\n')
 	    {
 		/* In binary mode add an empty list item when the last
 		 * non-empty line ends in a '\n'. */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4826a51544..ae75308e51 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -709,6 +709,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    243,
 /**/
     242,
 /**/