diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 17f195f8fd..f68af3f3b8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-05-07  David Schleef  <ds@schleef.org>
+
+	* ext/faad/gstfaad.c: (gst_faad_sinkconnect): HACK to correct
+	signed char assumption in faad.h.
+
 2004-05-07  Ronald Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c: (gst_v4l2src_v4l2fourcc_to_caps):
diff --git a/ext/faad/gstfaad.c b/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
index 6c526c326e..5aea231799 100644
--- a/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
+++ b/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ gst_faad_sinkconnect (GstPad * pad, const GstCaps * caps)
     guchar channels;
 
     buf = g_value_get_boxed (value);
-    if (faacDecInit2 (faad->handle, GST_BUFFER_DATA (buf),
+    /* someone forgot that char can be unsigned when writing the API */
+    if ((gint8) faacDecInit2 (faad->handle, GST_BUFFER_DATA (buf),
             GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf), &samplerate, &channels) < 0)
       return GST_PAD_LINK_REFUSED;