diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index b9ec6c5..602bbfa 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -2595,6 +2595,7 @@
 	    case CMD_unlet:
 	    case CMD_verbose:
 	    case CMD_vertical:
+	    case CMD_wincmd:
 				break;
 
 	    default:		goto doend;
@@ -8237,7 +8238,7 @@
     p = skipwhite(p);
     if (*p != NUL && *p != '"' && eap->nextcmd == NULL)
 	EMSG(_(e_invarg));
-    else
+    else if (!eap->skip)
     {
 	/* Pass flags on for ":vertical wincmd ]". */
 	postponed_split_flags = cmdmod.split;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 923380a..f37599b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -710,6 +710,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    217,
+/**/
     216,
 /**/
     215,