diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 97580c01f..1c38060ee 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ do_search(oap, dirc, pat, count, options)
 	/*
 	 * Add character and/or line offset
 	 */
-	if (!(options & SEARCH_NOOF) || *pat == ';')
+	if (!(options & SEARCH_NOOF) || (pat != NULL && *pat == ';'))
 	{
 	    if (spats[0].off.line)	/* Add the offset to the line number. */
 	    {
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 9ed4bf319..35c6c5630 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -666,6 +666,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    71,
 /**/
     70,
 /**/