diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index ac81948f2c..930fca117c 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@ emsg(s)
     int		severe;
 #endif
 
+    /* Skip this if not giving error messages at the moment. */
+    if (emsg_not_now())
+	return TRUE;
+
     called_emsg = TRUE;
     ex_exitval = 1;
 
@@ -581,10 +585,6 @@ emsg(s)
     emsg_severe = FALSE;
 #endif
 
-    /* Skip this if not giving error messages at the moment. */
-    if (emsg_not_now())
-	return TRUE;
-
     if (!emsg_off || vim_strchr(p_debug, 't') != NULL)
     {
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 05e50df553..3c12b2fa19 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -714,6 +714,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    98,
 /**/
     97,
 /**/