diff --git a/src/regexp.c b/src/regexp.c
index b6506a03a..d85ded8af 100644
--- a/src/regexp.c
+++ b/src/regexp.c
@@ -2397,13 +2397,15 @@ collection:
 			    /* '\n' in range: also match NL */
 			    if (ret != JUST_CALC_SIZE)
 			    {
-				if (*ret == ANYBUT)
-				    *ret = ANYBUT + ADD_NL;
-				else if (*ret == ANYOF)
+				/* Using \n inside [^] does not change what
+				 * matches. "[^\n]" is the same as ".". */
+				if (*ret == ANYOF)
+				{
 				    *ret = ANYOF + ADD_NL;
+				    *flagp |= HASNL;
+				}
 				/* else: must have had a \n already */
 			    }
-			    *flagp |= HASNL;
 			    regparse++;
 			    startc = -1;
 			}
@@ -4344,6 +4346,7 @@ regmatch(scan)
 	    break; /* Matched with EOW */
 
 	  case ANY:
+	    /* ANY does not match new lines. */
 	    if (c == NUL)
 		status = RA_NOMATCH;
 	    else
diff --git a/src/testdir/test79.in b/src/testdir/test79.in
index 8fa11d9ad..f83b6b6e2 100644
Binary files a/src/testdir/test79.in and b/src/testdir/test79.in differ
diff --git a/src/testdir/test79.ok b/src/testdir/test79.ok
index 6685b44f9..31ad3a41e 100644
Binary files a/src/testdir/test79.ok and b/src/testdir/test79.ok differ
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e729a617f..f289e437e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -725,6 +725,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    796,
 /**/
     795,
 /**/