diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a046a89941..53fa755798 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-04-05  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* testsuite/elements/Makefile.am:
+          disable test until it stops breaking make distcheck
+
 2004-04-05  Johan Dahlin  <johan@gnome.org>
 
 	* po/sv.po: Updated translation
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/elements/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/elements/Makefile.am
index 1b355b3932..6f0c1e5856 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/elements/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/elements/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 include ../Rules
 
-tests_pass = name tee property fake gst-compprep-check gst-inspect-check
+
+# disable gst-compprep-check until it doesn't leave stray files for distcheck
+tests_pass = name tee property fake gst-inspect-check
 tests_fail =
 
 noinst_HEADERS = property.h
diff --git a/testsuite/elements/Makefile.am b/testsuite/elements/Makefile.am
index 1b355b3932..6f0c1e5856 100644
--- a/testsuite/elements/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/elements/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 include ../Rules
 
-tests_pass = name tee property fake gst-compprep-check gst-inspect-check
+
+# disable gst-compprep-check until it doesn't leave stray files for distcheck
+tests_pass = name tee property fake gst-inspect-check
 tests_fail =
 
 noinst_HEADERS = property.h