diff --git a/totem.spec b/totem.spec
index eb8e006..a3deaf5 100644
--- a/totem.spec
+++ b/totem.spec
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ applications with Totem's plparser library.
 %patch1 -p1 -b .feature-help-removal
 
 %build
+# try to work around a problem where gst-inspect does 
+# not find playbin the first time around
+/usr/bin/gst-inspect-0.10 --print-all
 export MOZILLA_PLUGINDIR=%{_libdir}/mozilla 
 %configure --enable-gstreamer --disable-lirc --disable-vanity --enable-mozilla --disable-nvtv