diff --git a/gst/gobject2gtk.c b/gst/gobject2gtk.c
index 085e89eec5..a539d401ce 100644
--- a/gst/gobject2gtk.c
+++ b/gst/gobject2gtk.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /* Modified by Jamie Gennis 06-2001 */
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include "gstlog.h"
 #include "gobject2gtk.h"
 
 
diff --git a/gst/gstlog.h b/gst/gstlog.h
index 773baa584d..0e9817445e 100644
--- a/gst/gstlog.h
+++ b/gst/gstlog.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef __GST_LOG_H__
 #define __GST_LOG_H__
 
-extern const gchar             *g_log_domain_gstreamer;
+extern const char             *g_log_domain_gstreamer;
 
 /* information messages */
 #define GST_SHOW_INFO