diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1dc29c6cb1..57841f59be 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-03-02  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
+
+	* ext/hal/hal.c:
+	Fix compilation.
+
 2007-03-02  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
 
 	* sys/sunaudio/gstsunaudiosrc.c: (gst_sunaudiosrc_class_init),
diff --git a/ext/hal/hal.c b/ext/hal/hal.c
index 3f68da9312..6858aeae0d 100644
--- a/ext/hal/hal.c
+++ b/ext/hal/hal.c
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (hal_debug);
 
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT hal_debug
 
+/* compat for older libhal */
+#ifndef LIBHAL_FREE_DBUS_ERROR
+#define LIBHAL_FREE_DBUS_ERROR(e) dbus_error_free (e)
+#endif
+
 /**
  * gst_hal_get_alsa_element:
  * @ctx: a #LibHalContext which should be used for querying HAL.