diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 79ac69284c..795b9bd501 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-11-14  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+
+	* configure.ac:
+	  Fix mpeg2enc configure check (similar to mplex check below).
+
 2004-11-14  Koop Mast  <kwm@rainbow-runner.nl>
 
 	reviewed by:  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9b19b2d9a3..23d5c8e28a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ main (int   argc,
       char *argv[])
 {
   MPEG2EncOptions *options = new MPEG2EncOptions ();
-  MPEG2Encoder encoder (*options);
+  MPEG2Encoder *encoder = new MPEG2Encoder (*options);
   return 0;
 }
         ],[