diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index aae3fd334f..acbab901f0 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -679,10 +679,10 @@ cleanup_function_call(funccall_T *fc)
 	{
 	    // We have made a lot of copies.  This can happen when
 	    // repetitively calling a function that creates a reference to
-	    // itself somehow.  Call the garbage collector here to avoid using
+	    // itself somehow.  Call the garbage collector soon to avoid using
 	    // too much memory.
 	    made_copy = 0;
-	    (void)garbage_collect(FALSE);
+	    want_garbage_collect = TRUE;
 	}
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 92e980559f..1a2e2befc8 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -783,6 +783,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    868,
 /**/
     867,
 /**/