diff --git a/src/gui.c b/src/gui.c
index f52d217aa8e36..d5c0d3e2249ef 100644
--- a/src/gui.c
+++ b/src/gui.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ gui_start(void)
 	/* If there is 'f' in 'guioptions' and specify -g argument,
 	 * gui_mch_init_check() was not called yet.  */
 	if (gui_mch_init_check() != OK)
-	    exit(1);
+	    getout_preserve_modified(1);
 #endif
 	gui_attempt_start();
     }
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ gui_do_fork(void)
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI_GTK
     /* Call gtk_init_check() here after fork(). See gui_init_check(). */
     if (gui_mch_init_check() != OK)
-	exit(1);
+	getout_preserve_modified(1);
 #endif
 
 # if defined(HAVE_SETSID) || defined(HAVE_SETPGID)
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ gui_do_fork(void)
 
     /* If we failed to start the GUI, exit now. */
     if (!gui.in_use)
-	exit(1);
+	getout_preserve_modified(1);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 8c7d3d68b1dff..83e55d1a70185 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ main_loop(
 }
 
 
-#if defined(USE_XSMP) || defined(FEAT_GUI_MSWIN) || defined(PROTO)
+#if defined(USE_XSMP) || defined(FEAT_GUI) || defined(PROTO)
 /*
  * Exit, but leave behind swap files for modified buffers.
  */
@@ -1377,7 +1377,9 @@ getout_preserve_modified(int exitval)
 #endif
 
 
-/* Exit properly */
+/*
+ * Exit properly.
+ */
     void
 getout(int exitval)
 {
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4d0c25046b34f..73798755f2e87 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -748,6 +748,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1598,
 /**/
     1597,
 /**/