diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8b5ad4e483..2842859c8b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -754,6 +754,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1016,
 /**/
     1015,
 /**/
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 8017716b5b..8f799a25bd 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -6838,6 +6838,7 @@ compile_def_function(ufunc_T *ufunc, int set_return_type, cctx_T *outer_cctx)
 	p = skipwhite(p);
 
 	if (cctx.ctx_skip == SKIP_YES
+		&& ea.cmdidx != CMD_if
 		&& ea.cmdidx != CMD_elseif
 		&& ea.cmdidx != CMD_else
 		&& ea.cmdidx != CMD_endif)