diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index e8308bbcb8..6fb6947ee2 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ op_insert(oparg_T *oap, long count1)
 {
     long		ins_len, pre_textlen = 0;
     char_u		*firstline, *ins_text;
-    colnr_T		ind_pre, ind_post;
+    colnr_T		ind_pre = 0, ind_post;
     struct block_def	bd;
     int			i;
     pos_T		t1;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2138f0ae95..0d2ca4f47f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -769,6 +769,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1044,
 /**/
     1043,
 /**/