diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index bb7db7e..549c00f 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     gint ch_inputHandler;	/* Cookie for input */
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI_W32
-    int  ch_inputHandler = -1;	/* simply ret.value of WSAAsyncSelect() */
+    int  ch_inputHandler;	/* simply ret.value of WSAAsyncSelect() */
 #endif
 
     void (*ch_close_cb)(void);	/* callback invoked when channel is closed */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 503d941..b901d01 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1183,
+/**/
     1182,
 /**/
     1181,