diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8533bdbddc..627cb58b98 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-01-19  Sebastian Dröge  <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>
+
+	* gst/audiofx/audioreverb.c: (gst_audio_reverb_init):
+	Set the default value in the instance init function.
+
 2009-01-19  Sebastian Dröge  <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>
 
 	* docs/plugins/Makefile.am:
diff --git a/gst/audiofx/audioreverb.c b/gst/audiofx/audioreverb.c
index 703a4ef0bf..2d661b16e6 100644
--- a/gst/audiofx/audioreverb.c
+++ b/gst/audiofx/audioreverb.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ gst_audio_reverb_class_init (GstAudioReverbClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_audio_reverb_init (GstAudioReverb * self, GstAudioReverbClass * klass)
 {
-  self->delay = 0;
+  self->delay = 1;
   self->intensity = 0.0;
   self->feedback = 0.0;