patch 7.4.885
Problem:    When doing an upwards search without wildcards the search fails if
            the initial directory doesn't exist.
Solution:   Fix the non-wildcard case. (Stefan Kempf)
diff --git a/src/misc2.c b/src/misc2.c
index 4f82117..6ac1e5f 100644
--- a/src/misc2.c
+++ b/src/misc2.c
@@ -4369,21 +4369,20 @@
 		temp = alloc((int)(STRLEN(search_ctx->ffsc_wc_path)
 				 + STRLEN(search_ctx->ffsc_fix_path + len)
 				 + 1));
-	    }
+		if (temp == NULL || wc_path == NULL)
+		{
+		    vim_free(buf);
+		    vim_free(temp);
+		    vim_free(wc_path);
+		    goto error_return;
+		}
 
-	    if (temp == NULL || wc_path == NULL)
-	    {
-		vim_free(buf);
-		vim_free(temp);
+		STRCPY(temp, search_ctx->ffsc_fix_path + len);
+		STRCAT(temp, search_ctx->ffsc_wc_path);
+		vim_free(search_ctx->ffsc_wc_path);
 		vim_free(wc_path);
-		goto error_return;
+		search_ctx->ffsc_wc_path = temp;
 	    }
-
-	    STRCPY(temp, search_ctx->ffsc_fix_path + len);
-	    STRCAT(temp, search_ctx->ffsc_wc_path);
-	    vim_free(search_ctx->ffsc_wc_path);
-	    vim_free(wc_path);
-	    search_ctx->ffsc_wc_path = temp;
 	}
 #endif
 	vim_free(buf);