diff --git a/autoload/jedi.vim b/autoload/jedi.vim
index 66442a9..5fac67d 100644
--- a/autoload/jedi.vim
+++ b/autoload/jedi.vim
@@ -569,10 +569,17 @@ function! jedi#complete_string(autocomplete) abort
         set completeopt+=menuone
         set completeopt-=menu
         if &completeopt !~# 'noinsert\|noselect'
-            if g:jedi#popup_select_first
-                set completeopt+=noinsert
+            " Patch 775 introduced noinsert and noselect, previously these
+            " options didn't exist. Setting them in earlier versions results in
+            " errors (E474).
+            if has("patch-7.4-775")
+                if g:jedi#popup_select_first
+                    set completeopt+=noinsert
+                else
+                    set completeopt+=noselect
+                endif
             else
-                set completeopt+=noselect
+                set completeopt+=longest
             endif
         endif
     elseif pumvisible()