diff --git a/src/regexp.c b/src/regexp.c
index 06bbb4a..df884e2 100644
--- a/src/regexp.c
+++ b/src/regexp.c
@@ -4311,8 +4311,8 @@
    */
   for (;;)
   {
-    /* Some patterns may cause a long time to match, even though they are not
-     * illegal.  E.g., "\([a-z]\+\)\+Q".  Allow breaking them with CTRL-C. */
+    /* Some patterns may take a long time to match, e.g., "\([a-z]\+\)\+Q".
+     * Allow interrupting them with CTRL-C. */
     fast_breakcheck();
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
diff --git a/src/regexp_nfa.c b/src/regexp_nfa.c
index 57539f4..5288eb6 100644
--- a/src/regexp_nfa.c
+++ b/src/regexp_nfa.c
@@ -5089,6 +5089,12 @@
 	return FALSE;
     }
 #endif
+    /* Some patterns may take a long time to match, especially when using
+     * recursive_regmatch(). Allow interrupting them with CTRL-C. */
+    fast_breakcheck();
+    if (got_int)
+	return FALSE;
+
     nfa_match = FALSE;
 
     /* Allocate memory for the lists of nodes. */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d34ed63..22fc9b9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -728,6 +728,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    8,
+/**/
     7,
 /**/
     6,