diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 9d1944eed6..9eba5a9f2e 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2000-07-25 00:33 UTC+0100 Victor Szakats <info@szelvesz.hu>
+
+   * source/rtl/setkey.c
+   * source/vm/memvars.c
+     % Minor optimization in Item returning.
+
 2000-07-25 00:23 UTC+0100 Victor Szakats <info@szelvesz.hu>
 
    * source/rtl/abs.c
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/setkey.c b/harbour/source/rtl/setkey.c
index 656108c34c..f59cfb548e 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/setkey.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/setkey.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ HB_FUNC( SETKEY )
             if( pIsActiveResults == NULL || ! HB_IS_LOGICAL( pIsActiveResults ) || hb_itemGetL( pIsActiveResults ) )
             {
 #endif
-               hb_itemRelease( hb_itemReturn( hb_itemNew( sk_list_tmp->pAction ) ) );
+               hb_itemReturn( sk_list_tmp->pAction );
 #if defined( HB_EXTENSION )
             }
 #endif
diff --git a/harbour/source/vm/memvars.c b/harbour/source/vm/memvars.c
index ed4423d574..29a16b1c49 100644
--- a/harbour/source/vm/memvars.c
+++ b/harbour/source/vm/memvars.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ HB_FUNC( __MVDBGINFO )
       }
       else
       {
-         hb_itemRelease( hb_itemReturn( hb_itemNew( NULL ) ) ); /* return NIL value */
+         hb_ret(); /* return NIL value */
 
          if( iCount >= 3 && ISBYREF( 3 ) )
          {