diff --git a/libavutil/common.h b/libavutil/common.h
index ff0f7ba886..057dce46a6 100644
--- a/libavutil/common.h
+++ b/libavutil/common.h
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@
 #ifndef av_always_inline
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ > 3 || __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ > 0)
 #    define av_always_inline __attribute__((always_inline)) inline
+#    define av_noinline __attribute__((noinline))
 #else
 #    define av_always_inline inline
+#    define av_noinline
 #endif
 #endif