diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bf594ff13..4a8090ee9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 2008-09-04	Tobias Doerffel	<tobydox/at/users/dot/sourceforge/dot/net>
 
+	* plugins/vst_base/vst_plugin.cpp:
+	hold lock while dumping parameters
+
+	* include/remote_plugin.h:
+	* lmmsconfig.h.in:
+	* CMakeLists.txt:
+	- set common numeric locale to make atof() work properly in Germany
+	- increased SHM_FIFO_SIZE from 4000 to 64000 for not getting stuck
+	  when exchanging bigger messages (e.g. parameter dumps)
+
 	* plugins/vst_base/vst_plugin.h:
 	* plugins/vst_base/remote_vst_plugin.cpp:
 	* plugins/vst_base/communication.h:
diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/vst_plugin.cpp b/plugins/vst_base/vst_plugin.cpp
index b7fd95751..7d700e551 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/vst_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/vst_plugin.cpp
@@ -273,8 +273,10 @@ void vstPlugin::updateSampleRate( void )
 
 const QMap<QString, QString> & vstPlugin::parameterDump( void )
 {
+	lock();
 	sendMessage( IdVstGetParameterDump );
 	waitForMessage( IdVstParameterDump );
+	unlock();
 
 	return( m_parameterDump );
 }