diff --git a/src/testdir/test_startup.vim b/src/testdir/test_startup.vim
index 652318fb7..0522ecc82 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_startup.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_startup.vim
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ func Test_read_stdin()
 	\ ]
   if RunVimPiped([], after, '-', 'echo something | ')
     let lines = readfile('Xtestout')
-    call assert_equal('something', lines[0])
+    " MS-Windows adds a space after the word
+    call assert_equal(['something'], split(lines[0]))
   endif
   call delete('Xtestout')
 endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d87abe85c..c9197f44a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -763,6 +763,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    2179,
 /**/
     2178,
 /**/