diff --git a/tests/threadstate/Makefile.am b/tests/threadstate/Makefile.am
index 028acc5b20..37226cd258 100644
--- a/tests/threadstate/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/threadstate/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-noinst_PROGRAMS = threadstate1 threadstate2 threadstate3 threadstate4
+noinst_PROGRAMS = threadstate1 threadstate2 threadstate3 threadstate4 threadstate5
 
 LDADD = $(GST_LIBS)
 AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/tests/threadstate/threadstate4.c b/tests/threadstate/threadstate4.c
index 170aa70f92..0e119bad00 100644
--- a/tests/threadstate/threadstate4.c
+++ b/tests/threadstate/threadstate4.c
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 
+/* this pipeline is:
+ * { { fakesrc } ! queue ! fakesink }
+ */
+
 int main(int argc,char *argv[]) 
 {
   GstElement *fakesrc, *fakesink;