diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 4f35cb9..f02925b 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -712,8 +712,11 @@
 
 		if (mch_stat((char *)swap_fname, &swap_st) >= 0
 			&& st.st_gid != swap_st.st_gid
+# ifdef HAVE_FCHOWN
 			&& fchown(curbuf->b_ml.ml_mfp->mf_fd, -1, st.st_gid)
-									 == -1)
+# endif
+									  == -1
+		   )
 		    swap_mode &= 0600;
 	    }
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index aff6c6d..a7720a7 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -763,6 +763,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1737,
+/**/
     1736,
 /**/
     1735,