diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6084bb9e0f..40aa48aa2c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2008-10-27  Sebastian Dröge  <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>
+
+	Patch by: <lrn1986 at gmail dot com>
+
+	* gst/udp/gstudpnetutils.h:
+	Define the correct WINVER so getaddinfo() can be used when using
+	mingw32. Fixes bug #557294.
+
 2008-10-27  Sebastian Dröge  <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>
 
 	Patch by: <lrn1986 at gmail dot com>
diff --git a/gst/udp/gstudpnetutils.h b/gst/udp/gstudpnetutils.h
index 68407f7a96..6c3f740fe2 100644
--- a/gst/udp/gstudpnetutils.h
+++ b/gst/udp/gstudpnetutils.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+/* ws2_32.dll has getaddrinfo and freeaddrinfo on Windows XP and later.
+ * minwg32 headers check WINVER before allowing the use of these */
+#define WINVER 0x0501
 #include <winsock2.h>
 #include <ws2tcpip.h>