diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12data.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12data.c
index 4da96d7da3..e301310b9f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12data.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12data.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "mpeg12data.h"
+#include "mpeg12vlc.h"
 
 const uint16_t ff_mpeg1_default_intra_matrix[256] = {
         8, 16, 19, 22, 26, 27, 29, 34,
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12data.h b/libavcodec/mpeg12data.h
index f51faf4607..bc39655fbf 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12data.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12data.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "libavutil/rational.h"
-#include "rl.h"
 
 extern const uint16_t ff_mpeg1_default_intra_matrix[];
 extern const uint16_t ff_mpeg1_default_non_intra_matrix[64];
@@ -40,9 +39,6 @@ extern const unsigned char ff_mpeg12_vlc_dc_lum_bits[12];
 extern const uint16_t ff_mpeg12_vlc_dc_chroma_code[12];
 extern const unsigned char ff_mpeg12_vlc_dc_chroma_bits[12];
 
-extern RLTable ff_rl_mpeg1;
-extern RLTable ff_rl_mpeg2;
-
 extern const uint8_t ff_mpeg12_mbAddrIncrTable[36][2];
 extern const uint8_t ff_mpeg12_mbPatTable[64][2];
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.h b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.h
index b4e94a92ce..4c015d3096 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.h
@@ -24,16 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "get_bits.h"
 #include "mpeg12vlc.h"
-#include "rl.h"
-
-#define INIT_2D_VLC_RL(rl, static_size, flags)\
-{\
-    static RL_VLC_ELEM rl_vlc_table[static_size];\
-    rl.rl_vlc[0] = rl_vlc_table;\
-    ff_init_2d_vlc_rl(&rl, static_size, flags);\
-}
-
-void ff_init_2d_vlc_rl(RLTable *rl, unsigned static_size, int flags);
 
 static inline int decode_dc(GetBitContext *gb, int component)
 {
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.c
index e1f09b7ede..f636afe42d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "mpeg12.h"
 #include "mpeg12data.h"
 #include "mpeg12enc.h"
+#include "mpeg12vlc.h"
 #include "mpegutils.h"
 #include "mpegvideo.h"
 #include "mpegvideoenc.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.h b/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.h
index fbbc43f891..0455e5e4e2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.h
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "mpegvideo.h"
-#include "rl.h"
-
-void ff_mpeg1_init_uni_ac_vlc(const RLTable *rl, uint8_t *uni_ac_vlc_len);
 
 void ff_mpeg1_encode_picture_header(MpegEncContext *s, int picture_number);
 void ff_mpeg1_encode_mb(MpegEncContext *s, int16_t block[8][64],
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12vlc.h b/libavcodec/mpeg12vlc.h
index 70aca645cb..4fb19371f0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12vlc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12vlc.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #ifndef AVCODEC_MPEG12VLC_H
 #define AVCODEC_MPEG12VLC_H
 
+#include "rl.h"
 #include "vlc.h"
 
 #define DC_VLC_BITS 9
@@ -49,4 +50,18 @@ extern VLC ff_mv_vlc;
 
 void ff_mpeg12_init_vlcs(void);
 
+#define INIT_2D_VLC_RL(rl, static_size, flags)\
+{\
+    static RL_VLC_ELEM rl_vlc_table[static_size];\
+    rl.rl_vlc[0] = rl_vlc_table;\
+    ff_init_2d_vlc_rl(&rl, static_size, flags);\
+}
+
+extern RLTable ff_rl_mpeg1;
+extern RLTable ff_rl_mpeg2;
+
+void ff_init_2d_vlc_rl(RLTable *rl, unsigned static_size, int flags);
+
+void ff_mpeg1_init_uni_ac_vlc(const RLTable *rl, uint8_t *uni_ac_vlc_len);
+
 #endif /* AVCODEC_MPEG12VLC_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/speedhq.c b/libavcodec/speedhq.c
index 11d3311794..6dbba02776 100644
--- a/libavcodec/speedhq.c
+++ b/libavcodec/speedhq.c
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 #include "idctdsp.h"
 #include "libavutil/thread.h"
 #include "mathops.h"
-#include "mpeg12dec.h"
 #include "mpeg12data.h"
 #include "mpeg12vlc.h"
+#include "rl.h"
 
 #define MAX_INDEX (64 - 1)
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/speedhqenc.c b/libavcodec/speedhqenc.c
index 747ed679bd..4a009bd070 100644
--- a/libavcodec/speedhqenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/speedhqenc.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "codec_internal.h"
 #include "mpeg12data.h"
-#include "mpeg12enc.h"
+#include "mpeg12vlc.h"
 #include "mpegvideo.h"
 #include "mpegvideoenc.h"
 #include "speedhqenc.h"