diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 81873f79ae..8783140105 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-08-28  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gst/gstobject.c:
+	  Put the gst_object_get_name() back in.
+
 2008-08-28  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
 
 	* gst/gstpadtemplate.c:
diff --git a/gst/gstobject.c b/gst/gstobject.c
index 1d410817c4..8e14e6548a 100644
--- a/gst/gstobject.c
+++ b/gst/gstobject.c
@@ -1100,11 +1100,13 @@ gst_object_get_path_string (GstObject * object)
     if (GST_IS_OBJECT (parents->data)) {
       GstObject *item = GST_OBJECT_CAST (parents->data);
       GstObjectClass *oclass = GST_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (item);
+      gchar *objname = gst_object_get_name (item);
 
-      component = g_strdup_printf ("%s:%s", typename, GST_OBJECT_NAME (item));
+      component = g_strdup_printf ("%s:%s", typename, objname);
       separator = oclass->path_string_separator;
       /* and unref now */
       gst_object_unref (item);
+      g_free (objname);
     } else {
       if (typename) {
         component = g_strdup_printf ("%s:%p", typename, parents->data);