diff --git a/libavcodec/decode.h b/libavcodec/decode.h
index 2a0d478020..c9630228dc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/decode.h
+++ b/libavcodec/decode.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #ifndef AVCODEC_DECODE_H
 #define AVCODEC_DECODE_H
 
+#include "avcodec.h"
+
 /**
  * Called by decoders to get the next packet for decoding.
  *