diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index 6858068c82..2f253c95fd 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ get_lambda_tv(char_u **arg, typval_T *rettv, evalarg_T *evalarg)
     }
 
     eval_lavars_used = old_eval_lavars;
-    if (evalarg->eval_tofree == NULL)
+    if (evalarg != NULL && evalarg->eval_tofree == NULL)
 	evalarg->eval_tofree = tofree;
     else
 	vim_free(tofree);
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ errret:
     ga_clear_strings(&newlines);
     vim_free(fp);
     vim_free(pt);
-    if (evalarg->eval_tofree == NULL)
+    if (evalarg != NULL && evalarg->eval_tofree == NULL)
 	evalarg->eval_tofree = tofree;
     else
 	vim_free(tofree);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8886382893..6cd091b582 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 */
+/**/
+    1162,
 /**/
     1161,
 /**/