diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 5573e764d..a3edec69e 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -856,6 +856,7 @@ eval_clear()
 	}
     }
     hash_clear(&vimvarht);
+    hash_init(&vimvarht);  /* garbage_collect() will access it */
     hash_clear(&compat_hashtab);
 
     /* script-local variables */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2ca11041b..646714605 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -676,6 +676,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    39,
 /**/
     38,
 /**/