diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index cd791b59b..3aec7c800 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -5993,7 +5993,7 @@ theend:
 #ifndef USE_ARGV
     vim_free(ga.ga_data);
 #endif
-    if (argv != job->jv_argv)
+    if (argv != NULL && argv != job->jv_argv)
     {
 	for (i = 0; argv[i] != NULL; i++)
 	    vim_free(argv[i]);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e4600ce94..ab3df0c78 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    143,
 /**/
     142,
 /**/