diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cce3145c54..868933d392 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-12-16  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* tests/check/generic/states.c: (GST_START_TEST):
+	  Blacklist cdparanoia element in state test.
+
 2005-12-16  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* gst/tcp/gsttcp.c:
diff --git a/tests/check/generic/states.c b/tests/check/generic/states.c
index 8739d5eedb..a0b74a003c 100644
--- a/tests/check/generic/states.c
+++ b/tests/check/generic/states.c
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_state_changes)
       if (!GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature))
         continue;
 
+      if (strcmp (name, "cdparanoia") == 0)
+        continue;
+
       GST_DEBUG ("testing element %s", name);
       element = gst_element_factory_make (name, name);
       if (GST_IS_PIPELINE (element)) {