diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index 206ead1..484a22c 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -3967,7 +3967,8 @@
 		     * <VN> We could instead free the synblock
 		     * and re-attach to buffer, perhaps.
 		     */
-		    if (curwin->w_s == &(curwin->w_buffer->b_s))
+		    if (curwin->w_buffer != NULL
+			    && curwin->w_s == &(curwin->w_buffer->b_s))
 			curwin->w_s = &(buf->b_s);
 #endif
 		    curwin->w_buffer = buf;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2e3cb05..723544f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    134,
+/**/
     133,
 /**/
     132,