diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index deb2224a90..7a6c2b3cb5 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
    The license applies to all entries newer than 2009-04-28.
 */
 
+2012-07-09 18:19 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
+  * bin/hbcommit.hb
+    % minor optimization to prev
+
 2012-07-09 14:09 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
   * bin/hbcommit.hb
     + convert props change markup properly
diff --git a/harbour/bin/hbcommit.hb b/harbour/bin/hbcommit.hb
index 9f9a7bc8ac..52eee1e509 100644
--- a/harbour/bin/hbcommit.hb
+++ b/harbour/bin/hbcommit.hb
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ STATIC FUNCTION DoctorChanges( aChanges )
          cStart := Left( cLine, 1 )
          SWITCH cStart
          CASE "M"
+         CASE " " /* modified props */
             cStart := "*"
             EXIT
          CASE "A"
@@ -111,9 +112,6 @@ STATIC FUNCTION DoctorChanges( aChanges )
          CASE "X"
             cStart := ""
             EXIT
-         CASE " " /* modified props */
-            cStart := "*"
-            EXIT
          OTHERWISE
             cStart := "?"
          ENDSWITCH