diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e13a560056..705b64cd65 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-06-24  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* tests/check/Makefile.am:
+	  Name the test registry format neutral.
+
 2008-06-24  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
 
 	* gst/playback/gstqueue2.c:
diff --git a/tests/check/Makefile.am b/tests/check/Makefile.am
index 907016cd3f..02e4451b4e 100644
--- a/tests/check/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/check/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/common/check.mak
 
-CHECK_REGISTRY = $(top_builddir)/tests/check/test-registry.xml
+CHECK_REGISTRY = $(top_builddir)/tests/check/test-registry.reg
 
 REGISTRY_ENVIRONMENT = \
 	GST_REGISTRY=$(CHECK_REGISTRY)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
 	GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$(top_builddir)/gst:$(top_builddir)/sys:$(top_builddir)/ext:$(GST_PLUGINS_DIR)
 
 # ths core dumps of some machines have PIDs appended
-CLEANFILES = core.* test-registry.xml
+CLEANFILES = core.* test-registry.*
 
 clean-local: clean-local-check