diff --git a/src/bufwrite.c b/src/bufwrite.c
index 8393df1..f189551 100644
--- a/src/bufwrite.c
+++ b/src/bufwrite.c
@@ -2080,6 +2080,10 @@
 	    // structures end with a newline (carriage return) character, and
 	    // if they don't it adds one.
 	    // With other RMS structures it works perfect without this fix.
+# ifndef MIN
+// Older DECC compiler for VAX doesn't define MIN()
+#  define MIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
+# endif
 	    if (buf->b_fab_rfm == FAB$C_VFC
 		    || ((buf->b_fab_rat & (FAB$M_FTN | FAB$M_CR)) != 0))
 	    {
diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 6600b59..e35ce8c 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -2866,11 +2866,6 @@
 }
 #endif  // FEAT_CRYPT
 
-#if defined(VMS) && !defined(MIN)
-// Older DECC compiler for VAX doesn't define MIN()
-# define MIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Return TRUE if a file appears to be read-only from the file permissions.
  */
diff --git a/src/ui.c b/src/ui.c
index 6359571..f4f7bcf 100644
--- a/src/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
     return retval;
 }
 
-#if defined(UNIX) || defined(FEAT_GUI) || defined(PROTO)
+#if defined(UNIX) || defined(VMS) || defined(FEAT_GUI) || defined(PROTO)
 /*
  * Common code for mch_inchar() and gui_inchar(): Wait for a while or
  * indefinitely until characters are available, dealing with timers and
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a45bb16..8228595 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    9,
+/**/
     8,
 /**/
     7,
diff --git a/src/xxd/Make_vms.mms b/src/xxd/Make_vms.mms
index 872cd75..df6c1af 100644
--- a/src/xxd/Make_vms.mms
+++ b/src/xxd/Make_vms.mms
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 #	  or if you use mmk
 #	mmk/descrip=Make_vms.mms
 #
-
+# To cleanup: mms/descrip=Make_vms.mms clean 
+#
 ######################################################################
 # Configuration section.
 ######################################################################
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
 SOURCES	= xxd.c
 OBJ     = xxd.obj
 
-.obj.c :
+.c.obj :
 	$(CC_DEF) $(CFLAGS) $<
 
 $(TARGET) : $(OBJ)
@@ -67,3 +68,5 @@
 clean :
 	-@ if "''F$SEARCH("*.obj")'" .NES. ""  then delete/noconfirm/nolog *.obj;*
 	-@ if "''F$SEARCH("*.exe")'" .NES. ""  then delete/noconfirm/nolog *.exe;*
+
+xxd.obj : xxd.c