diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index b230102578..e8adfdc166 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
    The license applies to all entries newer than 2009-04-28.
 */
 
+2012-10-05 11:59 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
+  * src/rtl/philes.c
+    ! HB_FGETDATETIME(): make sure to set the referential
+      parameters to empty values when a failure is detected.
+
 2012-10-05 11:55 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
   * config/postinst.hb
   * utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
diff --git a/harbour/src/rtl/philes.c b/harbour/src/rtl/philes.c
index 6cf8fec93b..c524514691 100644
--- a/harbour/src/rtl/philes.c
+++ b/harbour/src/rtl/philes.c
@@ -466,7 +466,17 @@ HB_FUNC( HB_FGETDATETIME )
       hb_retl( HB_TRUE );
    }
    else
+   {
+      if( HB_ISBYREF( 3 ) )
+      {
+         hb_storc( "", 3 );
+         hb_stordl( 0, 2 );
+      }
+      else
+         hb_stortdt( 0, 0, 2 );
+
       hb_retl( HB_FALSE );
+   }
 }
 
 HB_FUNC( HB_FSETDEVMODE )