diff --git a/src/po/Make_mvc.mak b/src/po/Make_mvc.mak
index fa6a1ba59..a9a69fdcc 100644
--- a/src/po/Make_mvc.mak
+++ b/src/po/Make_mvc.mak
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ VIM = ..\vim.exe
 
 # Correct the following line for the directory where gettext et al is
 # installed.  Please do not put the path in quotes.
+!IFNDEF GETTEXT_PATH
 GETTEXT_PATH = D:\Programs\GetText\bin
+!ENDIF
 
 # Starting from version 0.22, msgfmt forcibly converts text to UTF-8 regardless
 # of the value of the "charset" field.
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5bf9581b5..520b7e9c2 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    298,
 /**/
     297,
 /**/