diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 1fb1f5e70b..d0007bbd3e 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -5059,6 +5059,7 @@ echo_string_core(
 
 	case VAR_JOB:
 	case VAR_CHANNEL:
+#ifdef FEAT_JOB_CHANNEL
 	    *tofree = NULL;
 	    r = tv->v_type == VAR_JOB ? job_to_string_buf(tv, numbuf)
 					   : channel_to_string_buf(tv, numbuf);
@@ -5067,6 +5068,7 @@ echo_string_core(
 		*tofree = string_quote(r, FALSE);
 		r = *tofree;
 	    }
+#endif
 	    break;
 
 	case VAR_INSTR:
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index efb1b42518..7bc2afcec8 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 */
+/**/
+    2947,
 /**/
     2946,
 /**/