diff --git a/src/gui_w32.c b/src/gui_w32.c
index 52db8f4a3..611902557 100644
--- a/src/gui_w32.c
+++ b/src/gui_w32.c
@@ -2642,11 +2642,11 @@ ex_simalt(exarg_T *eap)
     }
     if (fill_typebuf)
     {
-	/* Put something in the typeahead buffer so that the message will get
+	/* Put a NOP in the typeahead buffer so that the message will get
 	 * processed. */
 	key_name[0] = K_SPECIAL;
 	key_name[1] = KS_EXTRA;
-	key_name[2] = KE_IGNORE;
+	key_name[2] = KE_NOP;
 	key_name[3] = NUL;
 	typebuf_was_filled = TRUE;
 	(void)ins_typebuf(key_name, REMAP_NONE, 0, TRUE, FALSE);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 3b84b05e1..200ace01a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -764,6 +764,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    589,
 /**/
     588,
 /**/