diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index d6d4a0fef7..c036bf15a9 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -5101,7 +5101,7 @@ typedef struct
 #define KEYVALUE_ENTRY(k, v) \
     {(k), {((char_u *)v), STRLEN_LITERAL(v)}}
 
-#if defined(UNIX) || defined(MSWIN)
+#if defined(UNIX) || defined(MSWIN) || defined(VMS)
 // Defined as signed, to return -1 on error
 struct cellsize {
     int cs_xpixel;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 0bbe089190..8e884afbf6 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    970,
 /**/
     969,
 /**/
diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index de49aaa70c..de12d8e6a6 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -4425,9 +4425,10 @@ exec_instructions(ectx_T *ectx)
 		    // Stack has the local variable, argument the whole :lock
 		    // or :unlock command, like ISN_EXEC.
 		    --ectx->ec_stack.ga_len;
-		    lval_root_T root = { .lr_tv = STACK_TV_BOT(0),
-			    .lr_cl_exec = iptr->isn_arg.lockunlock.lu_cl_exec,
-			    .lr_is_arg  = iptr->isn_arg.lockunlock.lu_is_arg };
+		    lval_root_T root;
+		    root.lr_tv      = STACK_TV_BOT(0);
+		    root.lr_cl_exec = iptr->isn_arg.lockunlock.lu_cl_exec;
+		    root.lr_is_arg  = iptr->isn_arg.lockunlock.lu_is_arg;
 		    lval_root = &root;
 		    int res = exec_command(iptr,
 					iptr->isn_arg.lockunlock.lu_string);