diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index fd44f3693e..2a46d3c915 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-08-09 09:25 UTC+0100 Ryszard Glab <rglab@imid.med.pl>
+
+    *source/compiler/harbour.l
+        * fixed RETURN [string] syntax
+
 2000-08-08 17:15 UTC-0400 David G. Holm <dholm@jsd-llc.com>
 
    * tests/fsplit.prg
diff --git a/harbour/source/compiler/harbour.l b/harbour/source/compiler/harbour.l
index 3068001572..cc8c262e5b 100644
--- a/harbour/source/compiler/harbour.l
+++ b/harbour/source/compiler/harbour.l
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ Separator     {SpaceTab}
                         (hb_comp_iState == ELSEIF) ||
                         (hb_comp_iState == CASE) ||
                         (hb_comp_iState == BREAK) ||
+                        (hb_comp_iState == RETURN) ||
                         (hb_comp_iState == WITH) ||
                         (hb_comp_iState == WHILE)
                       )