diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index a2792287bb..2890718ac1 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2009-12-08 04:07 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/priv.onet.pl)
+  * harbour/contrib/hbcairo/core.c
+    ! fixed code which operates on GC blocks and make both versions
+      (with and without HB_USE_ITEM) working in the same way so thay
+      can be easy compared.
+
 2009-12-08 02:53 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * contrib/hbqt/hbqt_slots.cpp
     ! Fixed to check for NULL pointer and return error in
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbcairo/core.c b/harbour/contrib/hbcairo/core.c
index 7aa171f315..9d7bd3a5a6 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbcairo/core.c
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbcairo/core.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static HB_GARBAGE_FUNC( hb_cairo_path_iterator_destructor )
 #ifdef HB_USE_ITEM
       hb_itemRelease( pIterator->pPath );
 #else
-      hb_gcRefDec( pIterator->pPath );
+      hb_gcRefFree( pIterator->pPath );
 #endif
       pIterator->pPath = NULL;
    }
@@ -298,13 +298,7 @@ static HB_GARBAGE_FUNC( hb_cairo_path_iterator_mark )
    PHB_CAIRO_PATH_ITERATOR  pIterator = ( PHB_CAIRO_PATH_ITERATOR ) Cargo;
 
    if( pIterator->pPath )
-   {
-#ifdef HB_USE_ITEM
-      hb_gcGripMark( pIterator->pPath );
-#else
       hb_gcMark( pIterator->pPath );
-#endif
-   }
 }
 
 
@@ -324,9 +318,10 @@ HB_FUNC( CAIRO_PATH_ITERATOR_CREATE )
       PHB_CAIRO_PATH_ITERATOR  pIterator = ( PHB_CAIRO_PATH_ITERATOR ) hb_gcAllocate( sizeof( PHB_CAIRO_PATH_ITERATOR ), &s_gcIteratorFuncs );
 #ifdef HB_USE_ITEM
       pIterator->pPath = hb_itemNew( hb_param( 1, HB_IT_POINTER ) );
+      hb_gcUnlock( pIterator->pPath );
 #else
-      hb_gcRefInc( pPath );
       pIterator->pPath = pPath;
+      hb_gcRefInc( pPath );
 #endif
       pIterator->iPos = -1;
       hb_itemPutPtrGC( hb_stackReturnItem(), pIterator );
@@ -343,7 +338,7 @@ HB_FUNC( CAIRO_PATH_ITERATOR_DESTROY )
 #ifdef HB_USE_ITEM
       hb_itemRelease( pIterator->pPath );
 #else
-      hb_gcRefDec( pIterator->pPath );
+      hb_gcRefFree( pIterator->pPath );
 #endif
       pIterator->pPath = NULL;
    }