diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index fc1bfb2352..318ed7db2a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ OBJS = allcodecs.o                                                      \
        raw.o                                                            \
        utils.o                                                          \
 
+OBJS-$(HAVE_MSVCRT) += file_open.o
+
 # parts needed for many different codecs
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_AANDCTTABLES)            += aandcttab.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_AC3DSP)                  += ac3dsp.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/file_open.c b/libavcodec/file_open.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..494a5d37a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/file_open.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "libavutil/file_open.c"
diff --git a/libavdevice/Makefile b/libavdevice/Makefile
index 76d11c1f1c..8fdae2d44e 100644
--- a/libavdevice/Makefile
+++ b/libavdevice/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ HEADERS = avdevice.h                                                    \
 OBJS    = alldevices.o                                                  \
           avdevice.o                                                    \
 
+OBJS-$(HAVE_MSVCRT) += file_open.o
+
 # input/output devices
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_ALSA_INDEV)                += alsa-audio-common.o \
                                             alsa-audio-dec.o
diff --git a/libavdevice/file_open.c b/libavdevice/file_open.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..494a5d37a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavdevice/file_open.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "libavutil/file_open.c"
diff --git a/libavformat/Makefile b/libavformat/Makefile
index 5e2dd2a540..0b788c94c4 100644
--- a/libavformat/Makefile
+++ b/libavformat/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ OBJS = allformats.o         \
        url.o                \
        utils.o              \
 
+OBJS-$(HAVE_MSVCRT) += file_open.o
+
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_NETWORK)                   += network.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_RIFFDEC)                   += riffdec.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_RIFFENC)                   += riffenc.o
diff --git a/libavformat/file_open.c b/libavformat/file_open.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..494a5d37a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavformat/file_open.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "libavutil/file_open.c"
diff --git a/libavutil/internal.h b/libavutil/internal.h
index 355a42a7b4..b18860f084 100644
--- a/libavutil/internal.h
+++ b/libavutil/internal.h
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ void avpriv_report_missing_feature(void *avc,
 void avpriv_request_sample(void *avc,
                            const char *msg, ...) av_printf_format(2, 3);
 
+#if HAVE_MSVCRT
+#define avpriv_open ff_open
+#endif
+
 /**
  * A wrapper for open() setting O_CLOEXEC.
  */