diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f0bdcb7873..11db4a5f9d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2006-02-04  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c: (gst_rmdemux_add_stream):
+	  One source pad not being linked is not an error condition when we're
+	  still parsing the header. In this case (e.g. where we don't have a
+	  suitable decoder installed) just pretend everything is fine, so that
+	  the demuxer will actually go on to signal no-more-pads when done
+	  parsing the header, otherwise  decodebin/playbin will never post the
+	  appropriate error message if decoders are not available.
+
 2006-02-03  Edgard Lima <edgard.lima@indt.org.br>
 
 	* ext/mad/gstid3tag.c:
diff --git a/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c b/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c
index 7b9880fc77..744f0702e1 100644
--- a/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c
+++ b/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c
@@ -1368,21 +1368,20 @@ gst_rmdemux_add_stream (GstRMDemux * rmdemux, GstRMDemuxStream * stream)
     if (stream->extra_data_size > 0) {
       GstBuffer *buffer;
 
-      if ((ret = gst_pad_alloc_buffer_and_set_caps
-              (stream->pad, GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE, stream->extra_data_size,
-                  stream->caps, &buffer))
-          != GST_FLOW_OK) {
+      if ((ret = gst_pad_alloc_buffer_and_set_caps (stream->pad,
+                  GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE, stream->extra_data_size,
+                  stream->caps, &buffer)) == GST_FLOW_OK) {
+        memcpy (GST_BUFFER_DATA (buffer), stream->extra_data,
+            stream->extra_data_size);
+
+        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (rmdemux, "Pushing extra_data of size %d to pad %s",
+            stream->extra_data_size, GST_PAD_NAME (stream->pad));
+        ret = gst_pad_push (stream->pad, buffer);
+      } else {
         GST_WARNING_OBJECT (rmdemux, "failed to alloc extra_data src "
-            "buffer for stream %d", stream->id);
-        goto beach;
+            "buffer for stream %d (%s)", stream->id, gst_flow_get_name (ret));
+        ret = GST_FLOW_OK;      /* one unlinked pad doesn't mean an error */
       }
-
-      memcpy (GST_BUFFER_DATA (buffer), stream->extra_data,
-          stream->extra_data_size);
-
-      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (rmdemux, "Pushing extra_data of size %d to pad",
-          stream->extra_data_size);
-      ret = gst_pad_push (stream->pad, buffer);
     }
   }