diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5132a6eab5..e91dcd17b6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-10-13  Julien MOUTTE  <julien@moutte.net>
+
+	* tests/examples/seek/seek.c: (do_seek), (start_seek),
+	(rate_spinbutton_changed_cb), (msg_state_changed): Stop the scale
+	updater when we start grabing the slider. Don't wait for the
+	pipeline to be PAUSED.
+
 2006-10-13  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* gst-libs/gst/interfaces/mixer.c: (gst_mixer_list_tracks),
diff --git a/tests/examples/seek/seek.c b/tests/examples/seek/seek.c
index 0445c956e0..956c0ad343 100644
--- a/tests/examples/seek/seek.c
+++ b/tests/examples/seek/seek.c
@@ -1137,6 +1137,8 @@ start_seek (GtkWidget * widget, GdkEventButton * event, gpointer user_data)
   if (event->type != GDK_BUTTON_PRESS)
     return FALSE;
 
+  set_update_scale (FALSE);
+
   if (state == GST_STATE_PLAYING && flush_seek && scrub) {
     GST_DEBUG ("start scrub seek, PAUSE");
     gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PAUSED);