diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 60d26c0..90b2f0c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -2213,6 +2213,7 @@
 ICON48PATH = $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps
 ICON32PATH = $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/icons/locolor/32x32/apps
 ICON16PATH = $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/icons/locolor/16x16/apps
+DESKTOPPATH = $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/applications
 KDEPATH = $(HOME)/.kde/share/icons
 install-icons:
 	if test -d $(ICON48PATH) -a -w $(ICON48PATH) \
@@ -2227,8 +2228,11 @@
 		-a ! -f $(ICON16PATH)/gvim.png; then \
 	   $(INSTALL_DATA) $(SCRIPTSOURCE)/vim16x16.png $(ICON16PATH)/gvim.png; \
 	fi
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(SCRIPTSOURCE)/vim.desktop $(SCRIPTSOURCE)/gvim.desktop \
-		$(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/applications
+	if test -d $(DESKTOPPATH) -a -w $(DESKTOPPATH); then \
+	   $(INSTALL_DATA) $(SCRIPTSOURCE)/vim.desktop \
+		$(SCRIPTSOURCE)/gvim.desktop \
+		$(DESKTOPPATH); \
+	fi
 
 $(HELPSOURCE)/vim.1 $(MACROSOURCE) $(TOOLSSOURCE):
 	@echo Runtime files not found.
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ade4e96..73713fe 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    909,
+/**/
     908,
 /**/
     907,