diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8fdb163105..8da695c06e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-12-22  Benjamin Otte  <in7y118@public.uni-hamburg.de>
+
+	* gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c: (plugin_init):
+	  qtdemux requires bytestream
+
 2003-12-22  Benjamin Otte  <in7y118@public.uni-hamburg.de>
 
 	* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_get_caps), (gst_alsa_link):
diff --git a/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c b/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
index e1fc8712dd..659c968be9 100644
--- a/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
+++ b/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin *plugin)
 					videocaps, NULL);
 #endif
 
+  if (!gst_library_load ("gstbytestream"))
+    return FALSE;
+
   return gst_element_register (plugin, "qtdemux",
 			       GST_RANK_PRIMARY, GST_TYPE_QTDEMUX);
 }