diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 2556f08385..f6636e0913 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+20000408-14:11 DST Paul Tucker <ptucker@sympatico.ca>
+   * source/rtl/dir.c
+     * correct MING 8.3 support (which I broke)
+
 20000408-15:28 GMT+2 Maurilio Longo <maurilio.longo@libero.it>
 
    * source/rtl/tbrowse.prg
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/dir.c b/harbour/source/rtl/dir.c
index 29be6b2865..06f0bc173c 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/dir.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/dir.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ HB_FUNC( DIRECTORY )
                attrib = entry.attrFile;
             #elif defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSC_VER)
                attrib = entry.attrib;
-               #if defined(_MSC_VER ) && _MSC_VER >= 1000
+               #if defined(__MINGW32__) || ( defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1000 )
                if( bEightDotThree )
                {
                    /* need to strip off the path */