diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9b2bf0cb76..79e4c01234 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-04-10  Ronald Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+
+	* configure.ac:
+	* sys/v4l2/gstv4l2element.h:
+	  Workaround for missing struct v4l2_buffer declaration in Suse 9
+	  and Mandrake 10 linux/videodev2.h header file (#135919).
+
 2004-04-10  Ronald Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssink.c: (gst_gnomevfssink_open_file):
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7311bc7889..b83f5bf629 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -635,6 +635,23 @@ return 0;
                          [ AC_MSG_WARN([video4linux2 was not found])])
        ])
   fi
+  dnl check for missing v4l2_buffer declaration (see #135919)
+  if [ test x$HAVE_V4L2 = xyes ]; then
+    MISSING_DECL=0
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING(struct v4l2_buffer declaration)
+    AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#define _LINUX_TIME_H
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
+    ],[
+struct v4l2_buffer buf;
+return 0;
+    ], [ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes) ], [ MISSING_DECL=1 && AC_MSG_RESULT(no) ])
+    if [ test x$MISSING_DECL = x1 ]; then
+      AC_DEFINE(GST_V4L2_MISSING_BUFDECL, 1, [struct v4l2_buffer missing])
+    fi
+  fi
 ])
 
 dnl Next, check for the optional libraries:
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2element.h b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2element.h
index e46b24402c..61442aff83 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2element.h
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2element.h
@@ -40,6 +40,36 @@
 #define _LINUX_TIME_H
 #include <linux/videodev2.h>
 
+/*
+ * See bug #135919, the Suse9 (and Mandrake10) videodev2 headers
+ * contain a bug where (for userspace applications) the v4l2_buffer
+ * struct is not declared, so applications have to declare it.
+ * Declaration straightly ripped out from <linux/videodev2.h>.
+ */
+#ifdef GST_V4L2_MISSING_BUFDECL
+struct v4l2_buffer
+{
+	__u32			index;
+	enum v4l2_buf_type      type;
+	__u32			bytesused;
+	__u32			flags;
+	enum v4l2_field		field;
+	struct timeval		timestamp;
+	struct v4l2_timecode	timecode;
+	__u32			sequence;
+
+	/* memory location */
+	enum v4l2_memory        memory;
+	union {
+		__u32           offset;
+		unsigned long   userptr;
+	} m;
+	__u32			length;
+
+	__u32			reserved[2];
+};
+#endif /* GST_V4L2_MISSING_BUFDECL */
+
 
 #define GST_TYPE_V4L2ELEMENT \
 		(gst_v4l2element_get_type())