diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 7a79e07bd3..d2641fd745 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_DVDSUB_PARSER)           += dvdsub_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H261_PARSER)             += h261_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H263_PARSER)             += h263_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_PARSER)             += h264_parser.o
-OBJS-$(CONFIG_MJPEG_PARSER)            += mjpeg.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_MJPEG_PARSER)            += mjpeg_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEG4VIDEO_PARSER)       += mpeg4video_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEGAUDIO_PARSER)        += mpegaudio_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEGVIDEO_PARSER)        += mpegvideo_parser.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/mjpeg.c b/libavcodec/mjpeg.c
index 214fc08a9e..5fa2059be3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mjpeg.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mjpeg.c
@@ -962,68 +962,6 @@ static int mjpeg_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 }
 
 
-/**
- * finds the end of the current frame in the bitstream.
- * @return the position of the first byte of the next frame, or -1
- */
-static int find_frame_end(ParseContext *pc, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size){
-    int vop_found, i;
-    uint16_t state;
-
-    vop_found= pc->frame_start_found;
-    state= pc->state;
-
-    i=0;
-    if(!vop_found){
-        for(i=0; i<buf_size; i++){
-            state= (state<<8) | buf[i];
-            if(state == 0xFFD8){
-                i++;
-                vop_found=1;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if(vop_found){
-        /* EOF considered as end of frame */
-        if (buf_size == 0)
-            return 0;
-        for(; i<buf_size; i++){
-            state= (state<<8) | buf[i];
-            if(state == 0xFFD8){
-                pc->frame_start_found=0;
-                pc->state=0;
-                return i-1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    pc->frame_start_found= vop_found;
-    pc->state= state;
-    return END_NOT_FOUND;
-}
-
-static int jpeg_parse(AVCodecParserContext *s,
-                           AVCodecContext *avctx,
-                           const uint8_t **poutbuf, int *poutbuf_size,
-                           const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
-{
-    ParseContext *pc = s->priv_data;
-    int next;
-
-    next= find_frame_end(pc, buf, buf_size);
-
-    if (ff_combine_frame(pc, next, &buf, &buf_size) < 0) {
-        *poutbuf = NULL;
-        *poutbuf_size = 0;
-        return buf_size;
-    }
-
-    *poutbuf = buf;
-    *poutbuf_size = buf_size;
-    return next;
-}
-
 /* quantize tables */
 static int mjpeg_decode_dqt(MJpegDecodeContext *s)
 {
@@ -2626,16 +2564,6 @@ AVCodec ljpeg_encoder = { //FIXME avoid MPV_* lossless jpeg shouldnt need them
 };
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MJPEG_PARSER
-AVCodecParser mjpeg_parser = {
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG },
-    sizeof(ParseContext),
-    NULL,
-    jpeg_parse,
-    ff_parse_close,
-};
-#endif
-
 AVBitStreamFilter mjpega_dump_header_bsf = {
     "mjpegadump",
     0,
diff --git a/libavcodec/mjpeg_parser.c b/libavcodec/mjpeg_parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aad112eb9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/mjpeg_parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * MJPEG parser
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2001 Fabrice Bellard.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Alex Beregszaszi
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Michael Niedermayer
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file mjpeg_parser.c
+ * MJPEG parser.
+ */
+
+#include "parser.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * finds the end of the current frame in the bitstream.
+ * @return the position of the first byte of the next frame, or -1
+ */
+static int find_frame_end(ParseContext *pc, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size){
+    int vop_found, i;
+    uint16_t state;
+
+    vop_found= pc->frame_start_found;
+    state= pc->state;
+
+    i=0;
+    if(!vop_found){
+        for(i=0; i<buf_size; i++){
+            state= (state<<8) | buf[i];
+            if(state == 0xFFD8){
+                i++;
+                vop_found=1;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(vop_found){
+        /* EOF considered as end of frame */
+        if (buf_size == 0)
+            return 0;
+        for(; i<buf_size; i++){
+            state= (state<<8) | buf[i];
+            if(state == 0xFFD8){
+                pc->frame_start_found=0;
+                pc->state=0;
+                return i-1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    pc->frame_start_found= vop_found;
+    pc->state= state;
+    return END_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
+static int jpeg_parse(AVCodecParserContext *s,
+                           AVCodecContext *avctx,
+                           const uint8_t **poutbuf, int *poutbuf_size,
+                           const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
+{
+    ParseContext *pc = s->priv_data;
+    int next;
+
+    next= find_frame_end(pc, buf, buf_size);
+
+    if (ff_combine_frame(pc, next, &buf, &buf_size) < 0) {
+        *poutbuf = NULL;
+        *poutbuf_size = 0;
+        return buf_size;
+    }
+
+    *poutbuf = buf;
+    *poutbuf_size = buf_size;
+    return next;
+}
+
+
+AVCodecParser mjpeg_parser = {
+    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG },
+    sizeof(ParseContext),
+    NULL,
+    jpeg_parse,
+    ff_parse_close,
+};