diff --git a/Source/items.cpp b/Source/items.cpp
index 2f046137a..53dce894d 100644
--- a/Source/items.cpp
+++ b/Source/items.cpp
@@ -2769,21 +2769,20 @@ void SetupAllUseful(int ii, int iseed, int lvl)
 	SetupItem(ii);
 }
 
-void CreateRndUseful(int pnum, int x, int y, unsigned char sendmsg)
+void CreateRndUseful(int pnum, int x, int y, BOOL sendmsg)
 {
-	int ii; // esi
+	int ii;
 
 	if (numitems < MAXITEMS) {
-		ii = itemavail[0];
-		GetSuperItemSpace(x, y, itemavail[0]);
-		itemactive[numitems] = ii;
-		itemavail[0] = itemavail[MAXITEMS - numitems - 1];
+		ii = itemactive[0];
+		GetSuperItemSpace(x, y, ii);
+		itemactive[0]       = itemactive[MAXITEMS - numitems -1];
+		itemavail[numitems] = ii;
 		SetupAllUseful(ii, GetRndSeed(), currlevel);
-
-		if (sendmsg)
+		if (sendmsg) {
 			NetSendCmdDItem(FALSE, ii);
-
-		++numitems;
+		}
+		numitems++;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/items.h b/Source/items.h
index 16185e33b..4c99a3e2b 100644
--- a/Source/items.h
+++ b/Source/items.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void SpawnItem(int m, int x, int y, BOOL sendmsg);
 void CreateItem(int uid, int x, int y);
 void CreateRndItem(int x, int y, unsigned char onlygood, unsigned char sendmsg, int delta);
 void SetupAllUseful(int ii, int iseed, int lvl);
-void CreateRndUseful(int pnum, int x, int y, unsigned char sendmsg);
+void CreateRndUseful(int pnum, int x, int y, BOOL sendmsg);
 void CreateTypeItem(int x, int y, unsigned char onlygood, int itype, int imisc, int sendmsg, int delta);
 void RecreateItem(int ii, int idx, unsigned short ic, int iseed, int ivalue);
 void RecreateEar(int ii, unsigned short ic, int iseed, int Id, int dur, int mdur, int ch, int mch, int ivalue, int ibuff);