diff --git a/src/misc2.c b/src/misc2.c
index 407d6b5..4f82117 100644
--- a/src/misc2.c
+++ b/src/misc2.c
@@ -5084,7 +5084,7 @@
         i += MB_PTR2LEN(s1 + i);
         j += MB_PTR2LEN(s2 + j);
     }
-    return c1 == c2;
+    return s1[i] == s2[j];
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b24af23..1c9eeed 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    877,
+/**/
     876,
 /**/
     875,