diff --git a/src/Make_mvc.mak b/src/Make_mvc.mak
index 5b25004..7b56243 100644
--- a/src/Make_mvc.mak
+++ b/src/Make_mvc.mak
@@ -1159,6 +1159,10 @@
 E0_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS:\=\\)
 E_CFLAGS = $(E0_CFLAGS:"=\")
 # ") stop the string
+# $LINKARGS2 may contain backslashes and double quotes, escape them both.
+E0_LINKARGS2 = $(LINKARGS2:\=\\)
+E_LINKARGS2 = $(E0_LINKARGS2:"=\")
+# ") stop the string
 
 $(PATHDEF_SRC): auto
 	@echo creating $(PATHDEF_SRC)
@@ -1167,7 +1171,7 @@
 	@echo char_u *default_vim_dir = (char_u *)"$(VIMRCLOC:\=\\)"; >> $(PATHDEF_SRC)
 	@echo char_u *default_vimruntime_dir = (char_u *)"$(VIMRUNTIMEDIR:\=\\)"; >> $(PATHDEF_SRC)
 	@echo char_u *all_cflags = (char_u *)"$(CC:\=\\) $(E_CFLAGS)"; >> $(PATHDEF_SRC)
-	@echo char_u *all_lflags = (char_u *)"$(link:\=\\) $(LINKARGS1:\=\\) $(LINKARGS2:\=\\)"; >> $(PATHDEF_SRC)
+	@echo char_u *all_lflags = (char_u *)"$(link:\=\\) $(LINKARGS1:\=\\) $(E_LINKARGS2)"; >> $(PATHDEF_SRC)
 	@echo char_u *compiled_user = (char_u *)"$(USERNAME)"; >> $(PATHDEF_SRC)
 	@echo char_u *compiled_sys = (char_u *)"$(USERDOMAIN)"; >> $(PATHDEF_SRC)
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ad439e1..c4fe28e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -715,6 +715,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    125,
+/**/
     124,
 /**/
     123,