diff --git a/src/ex_getln.c b/src/ex_getln.c
index 1b3a699a2..b4c794101 100644
--- a/src/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/ex_getln.c
@@ -3330,7 +3330,6 @@ realloc_cmdbuff(int len)
     // there, thus copy up to the NUL and add a NUL.
     mch_memmove(ccline.cmdbuff, p, (size_t)ccline.cmdlen);
     ccline.cmdbuff[ccline.cmdlen] = NUL;
-    vim_free(p);
 
     if (ccline.xpc != NULL
 	    && ccline.xpc->xp_pattern != NULL
@@ -3345,6 +3344,8 @@ realloc_cmdbuff(int len)
 	    ccline.xpc->xp_pattern = ccline.cmdbuff + i;
     }
 
+    vim_free(p);
+
     return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ff2b77f0f..f4b755471 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 */
+/**/
+    739,
 /**/
     738,
 /**/