diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index a173cc73a7..6f8aa3c8e0 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -5745,8 +5745,10 @@ get_string_tv(arg, rettv, evaluate)
 
 			      if (c == 'X')
 				  n = 2;
-			      else
+			      else if (*p == 'u')
 				  n = 4;
+			      else
+				  n = 8;
 			      nr = 0;
 			      while (--n >= 0 && vim_isxdigit(p[1]))
 			      {
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 23a1b1367d..03352a7aad 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -741,6 +741,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    739,
 /**/
     738,
 /**/