diff --git a/scripts/vim-patch.sh b/scripts/vim-patch.sh
index bac5657cc6..04bc16dd25 100755
--- a/scripts/vim-patch.sh
+++ b/scripts/vim-patch.sh
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ preprocess_patch() {
   local na_src_testdir='Make_amiga.mak\|Make_dos.mak\|Make_ming.mak\|Make_vms.mms'
   2>/dev/null $nvim --cmd 'set dir=/tmp' +'g@^diff --git a/src/testdir/\<\%('${na_src_testdir}'\)\>@norm! d/\v(^diff)|%$
' +w +q "$file"
 
+  # Remove version.c #7555
+  local na_po='version.c'
+  2>/dev/null $nvim --cmd 'set dir=/tmp' +'g@^diff --git a/src/\<\%('${na_po}'\)\>@norm! d/\v(^diff)|%$
' +w +q "$file"
+
   # Remove some *.po files. #5622
   local na_po='sjiscorr.c\|ja.sjis.po\|ko.po\|pl.cp1250.po\|pl.po\|ru.cp1251.po\|uk.cp1251.po\|zh_CN.cp936.po\|zh_CN.po\|zh_TW.po'
   2>/dev/null $nvim --cmd 'set dir=/tmp' +'g@^diff --git a/src/po/\<\%('${na_po}'\)\>@norm! d/\v(^diff)|%$
' +w +q "$file"