diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 63c52f43bf..69f8211262 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-11-03  Edward Hervey  <edward@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst/gstpad.c: (gst_pad_set_blocked_async):
+	comparing a flag and a gboolean rarely returns coherent results...
+	Added two characters (!!) to make that work correctly.
+	
 2005-11-03  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* gst/gstbus.c: (gst_bus_class_init):
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index ef3cffdbec..6c567f2c08 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ gst_pad_set_blocked_async (GstPad * pad, gboolean blocked,
 
   GST_LOCK (pad);
 
-  was_blocked = GST_PAD_IS_BLOCKED (pad);
+  was_blocked = !!GST_PAD_IS_BLOCKED (pad);
 
   if (G_UNLIKELY (was_blocked == blocked))
     goto had_right_state;