diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e461920d3e..f69837fca2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-01-26  David Schleef  <ds@schleef.org>
+
+	* gst/gstpad.c: (gst_pad_try_set_caps): Revert last change
+	  making try_set_caps() work with non-fixed caps.
+
 2004-01-26  Ronald Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* docs/pwg/advanced_types.xml:
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index 6d1a346964..db6d0d7e47 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -1322,21 +1322,28 @@ gst_pad_try_set_caps (GstPad *pad, const GstCaps *caps)
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REAL_PAD (pad), GST_PAD_LINK_REFUSED);
   g_return_val_if_fail (!GST_FLAG_IS_SET (pad, GST_PAD_NEGOTIATING),
       GST_PAD_LINK_REFUSED);
-  
+
+  /* setting non-fixed caps on a pad is not allowed */
+  if (!gst_caps_is_fixed (caps)) {
+    GST_CAT_INFO (GST_CAT_CAPS, 
+              "trying to set unfixed caps on pad %s:%s, not allowed",
+	      GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
+    g_warning ("trying to set non fixed caps on pad %s:%s, not allowed",
+               GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
+
+    gst_caps_debug (caps, "unfixed caps");
+    return GST_PAD_LINK_REFUSED;
+  }
+
   /* we allow setting caps on non-linked pads.  It's ignored */
   if (!GST_PAD_PEER (pad)) {
     return GST_PAD_LINK_OK;
   }
 
   /* if the desired caps are already there, it's trivially ok */
-  if (GST_PAD_CAPS (pad)) {
-    GstCaps *intersection;
-    intersection = gst_caps_intersect (caps, GST_PAD_CAPS (pad));
-    if (!gst_caps_is_empty (intersection)) {
-      gst_caps_free (intersection);
-      return GST_PAD_LINK_OK;
-    }
-    gst_caps_free (intersection);
+  if (GST_PAD_CAPS (pad) && gst_caps_is_equal_fixed (caps,
+        GST_PAD_CAPS (pad))) {
+    return GST_PAD_LINK_OK;
   }
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_PAD_LINK_SRC (pad), GST_PAD_LINK_REFUSED);