diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9927e731f4..d4004ee3bf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-08-30  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* configure.ac:
+	  check to define LAMEPRESET.  Fixes #151232.
+
 2004-08-29  Ronald S. Bultje  <Ronald S. Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>>
 
 	* ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c: (gst_alsa_mixer_build_list):
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0bda1ccea2..1a5ff31ac9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1197,7 +1197,14 @@ GST_CHECK_FEATURE(LAME, [lame mp3 encoder library], lame, [
 ])
 dnl is lame presets available
 LAME_CFLAGS=""
-GST_CHECK_LIBHEADER(GSTLAME_PRESET, mp3lame, lame_set_preset, -lm, lame/lame.h, LAME_CFLAGS="-DGSTLAME_PRESET", LAME_CFLAGS="")
+AC_TRY_RUN([
+#include <lame/lame.h>
+int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  printf("%d\n", MEDIUM);
+  return 0;
+}
+],[LAME_CFLAGS="-DGSTLAME_PRESET"],[LAME_CFLAGS=""])
 AC_SUBST(LAME_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LAME_LIBS)