diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2ae5486e2d..be366e1982 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2006-02-20  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gst-libs/gst/audio/mixerutils.c:
+	(element_factory_rank_compare_func):
+	  Make order in which elements are tried more determinable.
+
 2006-02-20  Julien MOUTTE  <julien@moutte.net>
 
 	* gst/playback/gstdecodebin.c: (get_our_ghost_pad),
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/mixerutils.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/mixerutils.c
index 3ac14dcd03..94cdde3dc7 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/mixerutils.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/mixerutils.c
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ element_factory_rank_compare_func (gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
   gint rank_a = gst_plugin_feature_get_rank (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (a));
   gint rank_b = gst_plugin_feature_get_rank (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (b));
 
+  /* make order chosen in the end more determinable */
+  if (rank_a == rank_b) {
+    const gchar *name_a = GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (a));
+    const gchar *name_b = GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (b));
+
+    return g_ascii_strcasecmp (name_a, name_b);
+  }
+
   return rank_b - rank_a;
 }