diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index a7d8d87..711d5ba 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -1105,16 +1105,23 @@
       echo 'a' .. function('len')
   END
   CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E729:', 2)
-  lines =<< trim END
-      vim9script
-      echo 'a' .. test_null_job()
-  END
-  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E908:', 2)
-  lines =<< trim END
-      vim9script
-      echo 'a' .. test_null_channel()
-  END
-  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E908:', 2)
+enddef
+
+def Test_expr5_vim9script_channel()
+  if !has('channel')
+    MissingFeature 'float'
+  else
+    let lines =<< trim END
+        vim9script
+        echo 'a' .. test_null_job()
+    END
+    CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E908:', 2)
+    lines =<< trim END
+        vim9script
+        echo 'a' .. test_null_channel()
+    END
+    CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E908:', 2)
+  endif
 enddef
 
 def Test_expr5_float()
@@ -1172,6 +1179,10 @@
   call CheckDefFailure(["let x = 'a' .. 0z32"], 'E1105', 1)
   call CheckDefFailure(["let x = 'a' .. function('len')"], 'E1105', 1)
   call CheckDefFailure(["let x = 'a' .. function('len', ['a'])"], 'E1105', 1)
+endfunc
+
+func Test_expr5_fails_channel()
+  CheckFeature channel
   call CheckDefFailure(["let x = 'a' .. test_null_job()"], 'E1105', 1)
   call CheckDefFailure(["let x = 'a' .. test_null_channel()"], 'E1105', 1)
 endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e1cdba6..9216408 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1609,
+/**/
     1608,
 /**/
     1607,