diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a6e192041b..a05c8c38b8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-12-12  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gst/gstvalue.c: (gst_value_transform_double_fraction):
+	  floor is not needed, F is always positive; this obviates the
+	  need for adding -lm when building without libxml
+
 2005-12-12  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
 
 	* libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c: (gst_base_sink_get_position):
diff --git a/gst/gstvalue.c b/gst/gstvalue.c
index 23543b2482..8445f5bbe3 100644
--- a/gst/gstvalue.c
+++ b/gst/gstvalue.c
@@ -3430,7 +3430,7 @@ gst_value_transform_double_fraction (const GValue * src_value,
 
   for (i = 0; i < MAX_TERMS; i++) {
     /* get next term */
-    A = floor (F);
+    A = (gint) F;               /* no floor() needed, F is always >= 0 */
     /* get new divisor */
     F = F - A;