diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index bc4bc45..cc477fe 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -4999,6 +4999,7 @@
 /*
  * Find a function by name, including "<lambda>123".
  * Check for "profile" and "debug" arguments and set"compile_type".
+ * Caller should initialize "compile_type" to CT_NONE.
  * Return NULL if not found.
  */
     ufunc_T *
@@ -5009,7 +5010,6 @@
     ufunc_T	*ufunc;
     int		is_global = FALSE;
 
-    *compile_type = CT_NONE;
     if (STRNCMP(arg, "profile", 7) == 0 && VIM_ISWHITE(arg[7]))
     {
 	*compile_type = CT_PROFILE;
@@ -5069,7 +5069,7 @@
 
     if (*eap->arg != NUL)
     {
-	compiletype_T compile_type;
+	compiletype_T compile_type = CT_NONE;
 
 	ufunc = find_func_by_name(eap->arg, &compile_type);
 	if (ufunc != NULL)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index bde9fe8..7cd8189 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4992,
+/**/
     4991,
 /**/
     4990,
diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index d89f442..eb07a38 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -6281,7 +6281,7 @@
     dfunc_T	*dfunc;
     isn_T	*instr;
     int		instr_count;
-    compiletype_T compile_type;
+    compiletype_T compile_type = CT_NONE;
 
     ufunc = find_func_by_name(arg, &compile_type);
     if (ufunc == NULL)