diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1266fcb4b..5671d84ab 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-10-21   Christian Persch  <chpe@gnome.org>
+
+        * src/Makefile.am: fix build when schemas are not installed.
+        Closes #557335.
+
 2008-10-21  Tomas Frydrych  <tf@linux.intel.com>
 
        * src/core/screen-bindings.h: Fix off-by-one error.
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d0b5e1e3d..fc0552264 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ metacity_theme_viewer_SOURCES=  \
 metacity_dialog_SOURCES= 	\
 	ui/metacity-dialog.c
 
-if GCONF_SCHEMAS_INSTALL
 schema_bindings_SOURCES =       \
         core/schema-bindings.c
 
@@ -145,8 +144,6 @@ metacity.schemas.in: schema_bindings
 	@echo Generating keybinding schemas...
 	./schema_bindings > metacity.schemas.in
 
-endif
-
 bin_PROGRAMS=metacity metacity-theme-viewer
 libexec_PROGRAMS=metacity-dialog