diff --git a/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailmsg.cxx b/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailmsg.cxx
index 2a6a5f843af2..bb8c8bc05559 100644
--- a/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailmsg.cxx
+++ b/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailmsg.cxx
@@ -145,27 +145,28 @@ Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL CmdMailMsg::getElementNames(  )
 
     sal_Int32 nItems = 0;
     Sequence< OUString > aRet( 7 );
+    auto pRet = aRet.getArray();
 
     if( !m_aBody.isEmpty() )
-        aRet[nItems++] = "body";
+        pRet[nItems++] = "body";
 
     if( !m_aOriginator.isEmpty() )
-        aRet[nItems++] = "from";
+        pRet[nItems++] = "from";
 
     if( !m_aRecipient.isEmpty() )
-        aRet[nItems++] = "to";
+        pRet[nItems++] = "to";
 
     if( m_CcRecipients.hasElements() )
-        aRet[nItems++] = "cc";
+        pRet[nItems++] = "cc";
 
     if( m_BccRecipients.hasElements() )
-        aRet[nItems++] = "bcc";
+        pRet[nItems++] = "bcc";
 
     if( !m_aSubject.isEmpty() )
-        aRet[nItems++] = "subject";
+        pRet[nItems++] = "subject";
 
     if( m_Attachments.hasElements() )
-        aRet[nItems++] = "attachment";
+        pRet[nItems++] = "attachment";
 
     aRet.realloc( nItems );
     return aRet;
diff --git a/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailsuppl.cxx b/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailsuppl.cxx
index c65372f5430e..00b6517c4648 100644
--- a/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailsuppl.cxx
+++ b/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailsuppl.cxx
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ void SAL_CALL CmdMailSuppl::sendSimpleMailMessage( const Reference< XSimpleMailM
         aProperty.Name = "nodepath";
         aProperty.Value <<= OUString("org.openoffice.Office.Common/ExternalMailer");
 
-        Sequence< Any > aArgumentList( 1 );
-        aArgumentList[0] <<= aProperty;
+        Sequence< Any > aArgumentList{ Any(aProperty) };
 
         Reference< XNameAccess > xNameAccess(
                 m_xConfigurationProvider->createInstanceWithArguments(