diff --git a/examples/listbox/main.cpp b/examples/listbox/main.cpp
index 582740d8..487796aa 100644
--- a/examples/listbox/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/listbox/main.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,14 @@ class ListBox : public QskSimpleListBox
   private:
     void populate()
     {
+        const int count = 10000;
+
         const QString format( "Row %1: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" );
+
         QStringList entries;
-        for ( int i = 0; i < 10000; i++ )
+        entries.reserve( count );
+
+        for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
         {
             entries += format.arg( i + 1 );
         }
diff --git a/src/common/QskGradient.cpp b/src/common/QskGradient.cpp
index 728b8e6a..4da8eff8 100644
--- a/src/common/QskGradient.cpp
+++ b/src/common/QskGradient.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ static inline QskGradientStops qskExtractedStops(
 static inline QskGradientStops qskGradientStops( const QGradientStops& qtStops )
 {
     QskGradientStops stops;
+    stops.reserve( qtStops.count() );
 
     for ( const auto& s : qtStops )
         stops += QskGradientStop( s.first, s.second );