diff --git a/src/scriptfile.c b/src/scriptfile.c
index 56186ff..0d39f38 100644
--- a/src/scriptfile.c
+++ b/src/scriptfile.c
@@ -2156,7 +2156,11 @@
 
     if (p == NULL)
 	return NULL;
+#ifdef CASE_INSENSITIVE_FILENAME
     prefix = strlow_save(p);
+#else
+    prefix = vim_strsave(p);
+#endif
     if (prefix == NULL)
 	return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_import.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_import.vim
index 922bd3d..e9d9473 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_import.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_import.vim
@@ -1375,6 +1375,31 @@
   &rtp = save_rtp
 enddef
 
+" test using a autoloaded file that is case sensitive
+def Test_vim9_autoload_case_sensitive()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+     vim9script autoload
+     export def CaseSensitive(): string
+       return 'done'
+     enddef
+  END
+
+  mkdir('Xdir/autoload', 'p')
+  writefile(lines, 'Xdir/autoload/CaseSensitive.vim')
+  var save_rtp = &rtp
+  exe 'set rtp^=' .. getcwd() .. '/Xdir'
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      import autoload 'CaseSensitive.vim'
+      assert_equal('done', CaseSensitive.CaseSensitive())
+  END
+  CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+
+  delete('Xdir', 'rf')
+  &rtp = save_rtp
+enddef
+
 " This was causing a crash because suppress_errthrow wasn't reset.
 def Test_vim9_autoload_error()
   var lines =<< trim END
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 67a258a..2a2c3de 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4082,
+/**/
     4081,
 /**/
     4080,