diff --git a/libavcodec/old_codec_ids.h b/libavcodec/old_codec_ids.h
index a163205cb0..25b3610981 100644
--- a/libavcodec/old_codec_ids.h
+++ b/libavcodec/old_codec_ids.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define AVCODEC_OLD_CODEC_IDS_H
 
 #include "libavutil/attributes.h"
+#include "libavutil/common.h"
 
 /*
  * This header exists to prevent new codec IDs from being accidentally added to