diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 28c87811e1..cf9f96c320 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 MPlayer (1.0)
 
+  rc1:
+
+    MEncoder:
+    * support of x264 encoding over lavc
+
+
   pre8: "NeuTeam strikes back" June 11, 2006
 
     Security:
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6d48c3f9a8..6ed8619d56 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6543,11 +6543,13 @@ fi
 if test "$_x264" = yes ; then
   _x264=yes
   _def_x264='#define HAVE_X264 1'
+  _def_lavc_x264='#define CONFIG_X264 1'
   _codecmodules="x264 $_codecmodules"
 else
   _x264=no
   _ld_x264=''
   _def_x264='#undef HAVE_X264'
+  _def_lavc_x264='#undef CONFIG_X264'
   _nocodecmodules="x264 $_nocodecmodules"
 fi
 echores "$_x264"
@@ -7548,6 +7550,7 @@ AMR_WB=$_amr_wb
 `echo $_libavcodecs | tr '[a-z] ' '[A-Z]\n' | sed 's/^/CONFIG_/;s/$/=yes/'`
 CONFIG_FAAC=$_faac
 CONFIG_XVID=$_lavc_xvid
+CONFIG_X264=$_x264
 CONFIG_GPL=yes
 CONFIG_MUXERS=yes
 
@@ -7922,6 +7925,7 @@ $_def_amr_wb
 $_def_lavc_faac
 $_def_lavc_xvid
 $_def_lavc_mp3lame
+$_def_lavc_x264
 
 /* Use codec libs included in mplayer CVS / source dist: */
 $_def_mp3lib