diff --git a/src/job.c b/src/job.c
index 884bf64..afa9972 100644
--- a/src/job.c
+++ b/src/job.c
@@ -1983,7 +1983,10 @@
     char  *status;
 
     if (job == NULL)
-	return (char_u *)"no process";
+    {
+	vim_snprintf((char *)buf, NUMBUFLEN, "no process");
+	return buf;
+    }
     status = job->jv_status == JOB_FAILED ? "fail"
 		    : job->jv_status >= JOB_ENDED ? "dead"
 		    : "run";
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
index 783a41d..fa510c7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
@@ -1718,6 +1718,10 @@
   endtry
 endfunc
 
+func Test_null_job_eval()
+  call assert_fails('eval test_null_job()->eval()', 'E121:')
+endfunc
+
 " This was leaking memory.
 func Test_partial_in_channel_cycle()
   let d = {}
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a3f0a8d..c2e07c6 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3379,
+/**/
     3378,
 /**/
     3377,