diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f15aa0f0a9..caa0f98efb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2005-09-28  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gst/__init__.py:
+	  require pygtk 2.0 when importing gst
+	  it only works with 2.0, and it sets up the path correctly
+	  when running against a pygtk compiled into a different prefix
+
 2005-09-26  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
 
 	* gst/gst.defs:
diff --git a/gst/__init__.py b/gst/__init__.py
index 37a3ab32fc..16364791ce 100644
--- a/gst/__init__.py
+++ b/gst/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ try:
 except:
    pass
 
+import pygtk
+pygtk.require('2.0')
 import gobject
 del gobject