diff --git a/src/testdir/test_writefile.vim b/src/testdir/test_writefile.vim
index b8e0001f7..672ddd3a7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_writefile.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_writefile.vim
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ func Test_writefile_sync_dev_stdout()
   if !has('unix')
     return
   endif
-  " Just check that this doesn't cause an error.
-  call writefile(['one'], '/dev/stdout')
+  if filewritable('/dev/stdout')
+    " Just check that this doesn't cause an error.
+    call writefile(['one'], '/dev/stdout')
+  else
+    throw 'Skipped: /dev/stdout is not writable'
+  endif
 endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 52486ac6d..0c25fd7f0 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -761,6 +761,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1744,
 /**/
     1743,
 /**/