diff --git a/src/blob.c b/src/blob.c
index 9dc7926f44..ec305d6660 100644
--- a/src/blob.c
+++ b/src/blob.c
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ string2blob(char_u *str)
     blob_T  *blob = blob_alloc();
     char_u  *s = str;
 
+    if (blob == NULL)
+	return NULL;
     if (s[0] != '0' || (s[1] != 'z' && s[1] != 'Z'))
 	goto failed;
     s += 2;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index bd02fa5bd9..969b874b76 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -779,6 +779,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1022,
 /**/
     1021,
 /**/