diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 0d1c56304..ba9ae56ff 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -5826,6 +5826,9 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
 $as_echo "too old" >&6; }
     fi
   fi
+  if test "$fail_if_missing" = "yes" -a "$python3_ok" != "yes"; then
+    as_fn_error "could not configure python3" "$LINENO" 5
+  fi
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 1418f56d2..37b6c1410 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -1229,6 +1229,9 @@ eof
       AC_MSG_RESULT(too old)
     fi
   fi
+  if test "$fail_if_missing" = "yes" -a "$python3_ok" != "yes"; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([could not configure python3])
+  fi
 fi
 
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_CONFDIR)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 28f680dfd..7ca5094f8 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -728,6 +728,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1193,
 /**/
     1192,
 /**/