diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 64d0969224..46353887cd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2004-03-13  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+	* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_class_probe_devices):
+
 2004-03-13  Ronald Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c: (gst_alsa_mixer_free_list):
diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsa.c b/ext/alsa/gstalsa.c
index 42a402057d..21e544a639 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsa.c
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsa.c
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ gst_alsa_class_probe_devices (GstAlsaClass *klass,
           res == -EBUSY) {
         klass->devices = g_list_append (klass->devices, dev);
 
-        snd_pcm_close (pcm);
+	if (res != -EBUSY)
+          snd_pcm_close (pcm);
       } else {
         g_free (dev);
       }