diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 32a6e56e91..031221abbf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-11-29  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* ext/cairo/Makefile.am:
+	  no need to link to videofilter
+
 2005-11-29  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
 
 	* gst/debug/Makefile.am:
diff --git a/ext/cairo/Makefile.am b/ext/cairo/Makefile.am
index 1951d5627d..679784e2a9 100644
--- a/ext/cairo/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/cairo/Makefile.am
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ libgstcairo_la_SOURCES = \
 	gsttextoverlay.c
 
 libgstcairo_la_CFLAGS = \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/gst/videofilter \
         $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_CFLAGS) $(CAIRO_CFLAGS)
 libgstcairo_la_LIBADD = \
-  $(top_builddir)/gst/videofilter/libgstvideofilter-$(GST_MAJORMINOR).la \
   $(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
   $(GST_LIBS) $(CAIRO_LIBS) -lm
 libgstcairo_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)