diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3fd3d863b7..9b2bf0cb76 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-04-10  Ronald Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+
+	* ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssink.c: (gst_gnomevfssink_open_file):
+	  Bail out if no filename was given.
+
 2004-04-10  Ronald Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c: (gst_v4l2src_v4l2fourcc_to_caps),
diff --git a/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssink.c b/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssink.c
index 8f74251d34..213c2c5d90 100644
--- a/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssink.c
+++ b/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssink.c
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ gst_gnomevfssink_open_file (GstGnomeVFSSink * sink)
     sink->own_handle = TRUE;
   } else if (!sink->handle) {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (sink, RESOURCE, FAILED, (_("No filename given")), NULL);
+    return FALSE;
   }
 
   GST_FLAG_SET (sink, GST_GNOMEVFSSINK_OPEN);