diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 3270e202e0..27f7dd2699 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
    For example:
    2002-12-01 23:12 UTC+0100 Foo Bar <foo.bar@foobar.org>
 */
+       /n1 = no implicit proc and no startup proc
+       /n- = generates implicit procedure
+       Note: Previously, Harbour did not create (implicit )starting procedure
+             when we did not supply /n, fixed. Now compiling prg without /n
+             creates (implicit) starting procedure.
+   * source/compiler/genc.c
+     ! Change routine for embedding HB_FS_FIRST to generated C-codes
        to conform with the new startup generation routines
    * source/compiler/harbour.c
      + BOOL hb_comp_bNoStartUp = FALSE, initialization for option to create
diff --git a/harbour/source/vm/fm.c b/harbour/source/vm/fm.c
index ab26d0dfa6..18481accb3 100644
--- a/harbour/source/vm/fm.c
+++ b/harbour/source/vm/fm.c
@@ -262,7 +262,10 @@ void HB_EXPORT * hb_xgrab( ULONG ulSize )         /* allocates fixed memory, exi
 
 #else
 
-   pMem = malloc( ulSize );
+   #define ALIGN_SIZE       sizeof (double)
+   #define RESERVE_SIZE     (((sizeof (ulSize) + (ALIGN_SIZE - 1)) \
+                                             / ALIGN_SIZE) * ALIGN_SIZE)
+   pMem = malloc( ulSize + RESERVE_SIZE );
 
    if( ! pMem )
       hb_errInternal( HB_EI_XGRABALLOC, NULL, NULL, NULL );