diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d1dde86..1a65cef 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -778,6 +778,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1749,
+/**/
     1748,
 /**/
     1747,
diff --git a/src/viminfo.c b/src/viminfo.c
index cd3bbb6..1b09414 100644
--- a/src/viminfo.c
+++ b/src/viminfo.c
@@ -1420,9 +1420,9 @@
     else if (lp[0] == 'H')	// ~H: 'hlsearch' highlighting on
 	hlsearch_on = TRUE;
 #endif
-    spat = get_spat(idx);
     if (idx >= 0)
     {
+	spat = get_spat(idx);
 	if (force || spat->pat == NULL)
 	{
 	    val = viminfo_readstring(virp, (int)(lp - virp->vir_line + 1),