diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index 971e3244dd96542ad258202851a37dc531258f97..e8362cd5f56449b18c058efdf2fc39d2c6ac88a6 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -1943,12 +1943,14 @@ op_delete(oap)
 	else				/* delete characters between lines */
 	{
 	    pos_T   curpos;
+	    int     delete_last_line;
 
 	    /* save deleted and changed lines for undo */
 	    if (u_save((linenr_T)(curwin->w_cursor.lnum - 1),
 		 (linenr_T)(curwin->w_cursor.lnum + oap->line_count)) == FAIL)
 		return FAIL;
 
+	    delete_last_line = (oap->end.lnum == curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count);
 	    truncate_line(TRUE);	/* delete from cursor to end of line */
 
 	    curpos = curwin->w_cursor;	/* remember curwin->w_cursor */
@@ -1956,7 +1958,7 @@ op_delete(oap)
 	    del_lines((long)(oap->line_count - 2), FALSE);
 
 	    n = (oap->end.col + 1 - !oap->inclusive);
-	    if (oap->inclusive && oap->end.lnum == curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count
+	    if (oap->inclusive && delete_last_line
 		    && n > (int)STRLEN(ml_get(oap->end.lnum)))
 	    {
 		/* Special case: gH<Del> deletes the last line. */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f9da5db7aca2de478cf9f7b4bfffc0974d870396..0b6c063b38a933b158e1e3c4bf4a365b093a7f01 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 */
+/**/
+    452,
 /**/
     451,
 /**/