diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8b5ad4e..2842859 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1016,
+/**/
     1015,
 /**/
     1014,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 8017716..8f799a2 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -6838,6 +6838,7 @@
 	p = skipwhite(p);
 
 	if (cctx.ctx_skip == SKIP_YES
+		&& ea.cmdidx != CMD_if
 		&& ea.cmdidx != CMD_elseif
 		&& ea.cmdidx != CMD_else
 		&& ea.cmdidx != CMD_endif)