diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index 18da71025..4f29b5669 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -3396,6 +3396,15 @@ f_term_dumpwrite(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv UNUSED)
 
 	    for (i = 0; i < VTERM_MAX_CHARS_PER_CELL; ++i)
 	    {
+		int c = cell.chars[i];
+		int pc = prev_cell.chars[i];
+
+		/* For the first character NUL is the same as space. */
+		if (i == 0)
+		{
+		    c = (c == NUL) ? ' ' : c;
+		    pc = (pc == NUL) ? ' ' : pc;
+		}
 		if (cell.chars[i] != prev_cell.chars[i])
 		    same_chars = FALSE;
 		if (cell.chars[i] == NUL || prev_cell.chars[i] == NUL)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 473883c99..6999611c0 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -766,6 +766,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1632,
 /**/
     1631,
 /**/