diff --git a/src/testdir/test_recover.vim b/src/testdir/test_recover.vim
index aa291b129..33cd54bc5 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_recover.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_recover.vim
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ func Test_recover_root_dir()
   call assert_fails('recover', 'E305:')
   close!
 
+  if has('win32')
+    " can write in / directory on MS-Windows
+    set dir=/notexist/
+  endif
   call assert_fails('split Xtest', 'E303:')
   set dir&
 endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 73f99290b..aac6dae67 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -764,6 +764,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    338,
 /**/
     337,
 /**/