diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6747eb3a2..8bbf02a99 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-12-23  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@lrde.epita.fr>
+
+	Define SWIG_TYPE_TABLE as suggested by the SWIG documentation.
+
+	* wrap/python/Makefile.am: Add -DSWIG_TYPE_TABLE=spot.
+
 2010-12-23  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@lrde.epita.fr>
 
 	Use swig2.0 if available.
diff --git a/wrap/python/Makefile.am b/wrap/python/Makefile.am
index 11cd4a9ca..930eacbe3 100644
--- a/wrap/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/wrap/python/Makefile.am
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 
 SUBDIRS = . cgi-bin tests
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(PYTHONINC) -I$(top_srcdir)/src $(BUDDY_CPPFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(PYTHONINC) -I$(top_srcdir)/src $(BUDDY_CPPFLAGS) \
+	      -DSWIG_TYPE_TABLE=spot
 
 EXTRA_DIST = spot.i buddy.i
 python_PYTHON = $(srcdir)/spot.py $(srcdir)/buddy.py