diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index d07bbfb..030ff83 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
Binary files differ
diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index 9a82394..5d16710 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -2245,7 +2245,8 @@
 	    if (!HASHITEM_EMPTY(hi))
 	    {
 		dictitem_T *di = HI2DI(hi);
-		if (di->di_tv.v_type == VAR_FUNC)
+		if (di->di_tv.v_type == VAR_FUNC
+			&& di->di_tv.vval.v_string != NULL)
 		    func = find_func_even_dead(di->di_tv.vval.v_string, flags);
 	    }
 	}
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 02b6d91..c4472cf 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    682,
+/**/
     681,
 /**/
     680,