diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 9984d9eb89..33a98f805a 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+20000401-02:00 EST Paul Tucker <ptucker@sympatico.ca>
+   * include/hbvmpub.h
+     * turns out msc8 doesn't know pack(push)
+
 20000401-06:09 GMT+1 Victor Szakats <info@szelvesz.hu>
 
    - source/rtl/environ.c
diff --git a/harbour/include/hbvmpub.h b/harbour/include/hbvmpub.h
index 49b26fc861..7abaab2a26 100644
--- a/harbour/include/hbvmpub.h
+++ b/harbour/include/hbvmpub.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct _HB_DYNS;
 	OS/2 GCC valid values for pragma pack are 1, 2, 4 with 4 being default
 */
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1000
-   #pragma pack(push, 8)
+   #pragma pack(8)
 #endif
 
 /* symbol support structure */
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ typedef struct
    struct _HB_DYNS * pDynSym; /* pointer to its dynamic symbol if defined */
 } HB_SYMB, * PHB_SYMB;
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1000
-   #pragma pack(pop)
+   #pragma pack()
 #endif
 
 /* dynamic symbol structure */