diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e0c8d57198..4e5565a1c8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-12-13  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gst/gstutils.c: (element_find_unconnected_pad):
+	  Fix possible compiler warning (#503417).
+
 2007-12-13  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* gst/gstobject.c: (gst_object_dispatch_properties_changed):
diff --git a/common b/common
index fb7ab03319..ea5f2cfab1 160000
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit fb7ab03319930496e922173d54f6dfccfff6f357
+Subproject commit ea5f2cfab1a164a5d285fe745343cbe0a476a904
diff --git a/gst/gstutils.c b/gst/gstutils.c
index c255f2cf6a..d21adf021e 100644
--- a/gst/gstutils.c
+++ b/gst/gstutils.c
@@ -3090,7 +3090,7 @@ element_find_unconnected_pad (GstElement * element, GstPadDirection direction)
       iter = gst_element_iterate_sink_pads (element);
       break;
     default:
-      g_assert_not_reached ();
+      g_return_val_if_reached (NULL);
   }
 
   done = FALSE;