diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e9879c071e..4ce446945d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-02-11  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* docs/manuals.mak:
+          fix automake complaints
+	* gst-element-check.m4:
+          fix unquotedness
+
 2004-02-11  David Schleef  <ds@schleef.org>
 
 	* docs/gst/Makefile.am: Call gst_init() in built gstreamer-scan.
diff --git a/docs/manuals.mak b/docs/manuals.mak
index 71fd741b78..b563378cb2 100644
--- a/docs/manuals.mak
+++ b/docs/manuals.mak
@@ -39,29 +39,28 @@ all: html ps pdf
 # can we generate HTML ?
 if     DOC_HTML
 HTML_DAT = html
-html: html/index.html
+HTML_TARGET = html/index.html
 else  #!DOC_HTML
 HTML_DAT =
-html:
+HTML_TARGET =
 endif #DOC_HTML
+html: $(HTML_TARGET)
 
 # can we generate PS ?
 if     DOC_PS
 PS_DAT = $(DOC).ps
-ps: $(DOC).ps
 else  #!DOC_PS
 PS_DAT =
-ps:
 endif #DOC_PS
+ps: $(PS_DAT)
 
 # can we generate PDF ?
 if     DOC_PDF
 PDF_DAT = $(DOC).pdf
-pdf: $(DOC).pdf
 else  #!DOC_PDF
 PDF_DAT =
-pdf:
 endif #DOC_PDF
+pdf: $(PDF_DAT)
 
 debug:
 	@echo "outputting some useful debug information"
diff --git a/gst-element-check.m4 b/gst-element-check.m4
index f900dace75..005d584978 100644
--- a/gst-element-check.m4
+++ b/gst-element-check.m4
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl Last modification: 23/10/2002
 
 dnl AM_GST_ELEMENT_CHECK(ELEMENT-NAME, ACTION-IF-FOUND, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND)
 
-AC_DEFUN(AM_GST_ELEMENT_CHECK,
+AC_DEFUN([AM_GST_ELEMENT_CHECK],
 [
   AC_CHECK_PROG(GST_INSPECT, gst-inspect, gst-inspect, [])
   if test "x$GST_INSPECT" != "x"; then
diff --git a/gst-element-check.m4.in b/gst-element-check.m4.in
index f900dace75..005d584978 100644
--- a/gst-element-check.m4.in
+++ b/gst-element-check.m4.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl Last modification: 23/10/2002
 
 dnl AM_GST_ELEMENT_CHECK(ELEMENT-NAME, ACTION-IF-FOUND, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND)
 
-AC_DEFUN(AM_GST_ELEMENT_CHECK,
+AC_DEFUN([AM_GST_ELEMENT_CHECK],
 [
   AC_CHECK_PROG(GST_INSPECT, gst-inspect, gst-inspect, [])
   if test "x$GST_INSPECT" != "x"; then