diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bf073b4f1f..e7a6b3e2d6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-11-07  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+
+	* gst/autoplug/gstspideridentity.c:
+	(gst_spider_identity_sink_loop_type_finding):
+	  Don't crash if that function is not implemented.
+
 2004-11-06  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* docs/pwg/advanced-types.xml:
diff --git a/gst/autoplug/gstspideridentity.c b/gst/autoplug/gstspideridentity.c
index b493139a58..eed53526dd 100644
--- a/gst/autoplug/gstspideridentity.c
+++ b/gst/autoplug/gstspideridentity.c
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ gst_spider_identity_sink_loop_type_finding (GstSpiderIdentity * ident)
   find.best_probability = 0;
   find.caps = NULL;
   gst_find.data = &find;
+  gst_find.get_length = NULL;
   gst_find.peek = spider_find_peek;
   gst_find.suggest = spider_find_suggest;
   while (walk) {