diff --git a/src/testdir/check.vim b/src/testdir/check.vim
index c3f2563..82abb64 100644
--- a/src/testdir/check.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/check.vim
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@
   endif
 endfunc
 
+" Command to check for not running on a MacOS
+command CheckNotMac call CheckNotMac()
+func CheckNotMac()
+  if has('mac')
+    throw 'Skipped: does not work on MacOS'
+  endif
+endfunc
+
 " Command to check for not running on a MacOS M1 system.
 command CheckNotMacM1 call CheckNotMacM1()
 func CheckNotMacM1()
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_messages.vim b/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
index 486adcb..2cfe92c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@
 " Test verbose message before echo command
 func Test_echo_verbose_system()
   CheckRunVimInTerminal
-  CheckUnix
+  CheckUnix    " needs the "seq" command
+  CheckNotMac  " doesn't use /tmp
 
   let buf = RunVimInTerminal('', {'rows': 10})
   call term_sendkeys(buf, ":4 verbose echo system('seq 20')\<CR>")
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5a4cb9f..8e438af 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -700,6 +700,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    607,
+/**/
     606,
 /**/
     605,