diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 6aa1308..7ef6e90 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -2107,6 +2107,7 @@
 	test_regexp_utf8 \
 	test_reltime \
 	test_ruby \
+	test_startup \
 	test_searchpos \
 	test_set \
 	test_sort \
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index f24bda2..51e4483 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 
 static char_u *start_dir = NULL;	/* current working dir on startup */
 
+static int has_dash_c_arg = FALSE;
+
     int
 # ifdef VIMDLL
 _export
@@ -1928,6 +1930,7 @@
 
 	    case 'C':		/* "-C"  Compatible */
 		change_compatible(TRUE);
+		has_dash_c_arg = TRUE;
 		break;
 
 	    case 'e':		/* "-e" Ex mode */
@@ -3001,7 +3004,7 @@
 #ifdef USR_EXRC_FILE2
 		&& do_source((char_u *)USR_EXRC_FILE2, FALSE, DOSO_NONE) == FAIL
 #endif
-		)
+		&& !has_dash_c_arg)
 	    {
 		/* When no .vimrc file was found: source defaults.vim. */
 		do_source((char_u *)VIM_DEFAULTS_FILE, FALSE, DOSO_NONE);
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
index 78f0b0b..ced52e0 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 	    test_perl.res \
 	    test_quickfix.res \
 	    test_ruby.res \
+	    test_startup.res \
 	    test_stat.res \
 	    test_syntax.res \
 	    test_textobjects.res \
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_startup.vim b/src/testdir/test_startup.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0630b2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_startup.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+" Check that loading startup.vim works.
+
+func Test_startup_script()
+  set compatible
+  source $VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim
+
+  call assert_equal(0, &compatible)
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b036bfd..37aa255 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -759,6 +759,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2115,
+/**/
     2114,
 /**/
     2113,