diff --git a/libavcodec/common.h b/libavcodec/common.h
index 20978aeb28..4d72d88500 100644
--- a/libavcodec/common.h
+++ b/libavcodec/common.h
@@ -457,6 +457,16 @@ if((y)<(x)){\
 #endif
 
 #if defined(ARCH_X86) || defined(ARCH_X86_64)
+#if defined(ARCH_X86_64)
+static inline uint64_t rdtsc(void)
+{
+	uint64_t a, d;
+	asm volatile(	"rdtsc\n\t"
+		: "=a" (a), "=d" (d)
+	);
+	return (d << 32) | (a & 0xffffffff);
+}
+#else
 static inline long long rdtsc(void)
 {
 	long long l;
@@ -465,6 +475,7 @@ static inline long long rdtsc(void)
 	);
 	return l;
 }
+#endif
 
 #define START_TIMER \
 uint64_t tend;\