diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 432207a3be..b62aa5e380 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-07-25 Iain <iain@prettypeople.org>
+
+	* gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c (gst_wavparse_fmt): Set the caps on the
+	pad now rather than when the pad is created because state changes wipe
+	explicit caps (fixes #148043).
+
 2004-07-25  Sebastien Cote  <sc5@hermes.usherb.ca>
 
 	reviewed by Benjamin Otte  <otte@gnome.org>
diff --git a/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c b/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
index 86db360f03..fb61932ccb 100644
--- a/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
+++ b/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
@@ -542,13 +542,14 @@ gst_wavparse_fmt (GstWavParse * wav)
   wav->depth = header->size;
   wav->bps = header->av_bps;
 
+  gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (wav), wav->srcpad);
+
   caps = gst_riff_create_audio_caps (header->format, NULL, header, NULL);
 
   if (caps) {
     gst_pad_set_explicit_caps (wav->srcpad, caps);
     gst_caps_free (caps);
   }
-  gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (wav), wav->srcpad);
 
   GST_DEBUG ("frequency %d, channels %d", wav->rate, wav->channels);