diff --git a/src/testdir/test_perl.vim b/src/testdir/test_perl.vim
index cededb2e4b..52243b5a13 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_perl.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_perl.vim
@@ -163,7 +163,11 @@ func Test_perleval()
   call assert_equal(-2, perleval('-2'))
   call assert_equal(2.5, perleval('2.5'))
 
-  sandbox call assert_equal(2, perleval('2'))
+  try
+    sandbox call perleval('2')
+    call assert_report('perleval did not fail in the sandbox')
+  catch /^Vim\%((\S\+)\)\=:E48:/
+  endtry
 
   call assert_equal('abc', perleval('"abc"'))
   call assert_equal("abc\ndef", perleval('"abc\0def"'))
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 67f31cfbad..b3d68918b3 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -734,6 +734,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    165,
 /**/
     164,
 /**/