diff -ru gst-plugins-good-0.10.11-fedora/configure.ac gst-plugins-good-0.10.11-fedora-mod/configure.ac
--- gst-plugins-good-0.10.11-fedora/configure.ac	2008-12-06 14:51:14.329265245 -0500
+++ gst-plugins-good-0.10.11-fedora-mod/configure.ac	2008-12-06 14:50:15.414146598 -0500
@@ -550,8 +550,22 @@
   fi
 ])
 
+# Make libv4l2 non-automagic
+AC_ARG_WITH([libv4l2],
+  AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libv4l2],
+    [support video buffer conversion using libv4l2]),
+  [],
+  [with_libv4l2=check])
 if test x$HAVE_GST_V4L2 = xyes; then
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBV4L2, libv4l2, [have_libv4l2=yes], [have_libv4l2=no])
+  if test x$with_libv4l2 != xno; then
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBV4L2, libv4l2, [have_libv4l2=yes],
+      [if test x$with_libv4l2 = xyes; then
+         AC_MSG_FAILURE([--with-libv4l2 was given, but libv4l2 was not found])
+       fi
+       have_libv4l2=no])
+  else
+    have_libv4l2=no
+  fi
   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBV4L2], test x$have_libv4l2 = xyes,
 	    [Whether libv4l2 is available for video buffer conversion])
 fi