diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4137dee1ea..d52d2cc2d4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-06-26  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* configure.ac:
+	  Preserve useful information, thanks Tim.
+
 2007-06-26  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@noraisin.net>
 
 	* plugins/elements/gstmultiqueue.c: (gst_multi_queue_init),
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 849f206b4f..13cc2327d4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -473,7 +473,8 @@ AC_SUBST(PROFILE_CFLAGS)
 DEPRECATED_CFLAGS="-DGST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
 AC_SUBST(DEPRECATED_CFLAGS)
 
-dnl every flag in GST_OPTION_CFLAGS can be overridden at make time
+dnl every flag in GST_OPTION_CFLAGS can be overridden at make time via e.g.
+dnl make DEPRECATED_CFLAGS=''
 GST_OPTION_CFLAGS="\$(ERROR_CFLAGS) \$(DEBUG_CFLAGS) \$(PROFILE_CFLAGS) \$(GCOV_CFLAGS) \$(OPT_CFLAGS) \$(DEPRECATED_CFLAGS)"
 AC_SUBST(GST_OPTION_CFLAGS)