diff --git a/src/testdir/test_options.vim b/src/testdir/test_options.vim
index 460a569f5..d8f033e03 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_options.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_options.vim
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func Test_backupskip()
   for var in  ['$TEMPDIR', '$TMP', '$TEMP']
     if exists(var)
       let varvalue = substitute(expand(var), '\\', '/', 'g')
-      call assert_match(varvalue . '.\*', bskvalue)
+      call assert_match(varvalue . '/\=\*', bskvalue)
     endif
   endfor
 endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 40843f982..68df1ecad 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -794,6 +794,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    272,
 /**/
     271,
 /**/