diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bf5d9ad596..232d798352 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2007-02-06  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gst/smpte/gstsmpte.c: (gst_smpte_transition_type_get_type):
+	  Add cast to avoid compiler warnings with older GLib versions
+	  where the nick/name members in GEnumValue are not declared as
+	  constant strings.
+
 2007-02-06  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* ext/gconf/gconf.c: (gst_gconf_get_key_for_sink_profile),
diff --git a/gst/smpte/gstsmpte.c b/gst/smpte/gstsmpte.c
index 95fd31e264..eb5a50ad72 100644
--- a/gst/smpte/gstsmpte.c
+++ b/gst/smpte/gstsmpte.c
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ gst_smpte_transition_type_get_type (void)
       definitions = g_list_next (definitions);
 
       smpte_transitions[i].value = definition->type;
-      smpte_transitions[i].value_nick = definition->short_name;
-      smpte_transitions[i].value_name = definition->long_name;
+      smpte_transitions[i].value_nick = (const gchar *) definition->short_name;
+      smpte_transitions[i].value_name = (const gchar *) definition->long_name;
 
       i++;
     }