diff --git a/src/misc1.c b/src/misc1.c
index a5a3ad3..1cd7cce 100644
--- a/src/misc1.c
+++ b/src/misc1.c
@@ -9103,15 +9103,15 @@
     }
 
     /* compile the regexp into a program */
-    if (flags & EW_NOERROR)
+    if (flags & (EW_NOERROR | EW_NOTWILD))
 	++emsg_silent;
     regmatch.rm_ic = TRUE;		/* Always ignore case */
     regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(pat, RE_MAGIC);
-    if (flags & EW_NOERROR)
+    if (flags & (EW_NOERROR | EW_NOTWILD))
 	--emsg_silent;
     vim_free(pat);
 
-    if (regmatch.regprog == NULL)
+    if (regmatch.regprog == NULL && (flags & EW_NOTWILD) == 0)
     {
 	vim_free(buf);
 	return 0;
@@ -9179,7 +9179,8 @@
 	 * all entries found with "matchname". */
 	if ((p[0] != '.' || starts_with_dot)
 		&& (matchname == NULL
-		  || vim_regexec(&regmatch, p, (colnr_T)0)
+		  || (regmatch.regprog != NULL
+				     && vim_regexec(&regmatch, p, (colnr_T)0))
 		  || ((flags & EW_NOTWILD)
 		     && fnamencmp(path + (s - buf), p, e - s) == 0)))
 	{
@@ -9419,10 +9420,14 @@
     else
 	regmatch.rm_ic = FALSE;		/* Don't ignore case */
 #endif
+    if (flags & (EW_NOERROR | EW_NOTWILD))
+	++emsg_silent;
     regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(pat, RE_MAGIC);
+    if (flags & (EW_NOERROR | EW_NOTWILD))
+	--emsg_silent;
     vim_free(pat);
 
-    if (regmatch.regprog == NULL)
+    if (regmatch.regprog == NULL && (flags & EW_NOTWILD) == 0)
     {
 	vim_free(buf);
 	return 0;
@@ -9452,7 +9457,8 @@
 	    if (dp == NULL)
 		break;
 	    if ((dp->d_name[0] != '.' || starts_with_dot)
-		 && (vim_regexec(&regmatch, (char_u *)dp->d_name, (colnr_T)0)
+		 && ((regmatch.regprog != NULL && vim_regexec(&regmatch,
+					     (char_u *)dp->d_name, (colnr_T)0))
 		   || ((flags & EW_NOTWILD)
 		     && fnamencmp(path + (s - buf), dp->d_name, e - s) == 0)))
 	    {
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e3a79e2..f5e79e5 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -715,6 +715,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    399,
+/**/
     398,
 /**/
     397,