diff --git a/libavcodec/asvdec.c b/libavcodec/asvdec.c
index 35d3b50331..b9686a2aeb 100644
--- a/libavcodec/asvdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/asvdec.c
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@
  * ASUS V1/V2 decoder.
  */
 
-#include "libavutil/common.h"
+#include "libavutil/attributes.h"
 #include "libavutil/mem.h"
 
 #include "asv.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "put_bits.h"
 #include "dsputil.h"
+#include "mathops.h"
 #include "mpeg12data.h"
 
 #define VLC_BITS 6
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ static av_cold void init_vlcs(ASV1Context *a){
 
 //FIXME write a reversed bitstream reader to avoid the double reverse
 static inline int asv2_get_bits(GetBitContext *gb, int n){
-    return av_reverse[ get_bits(gb, n) << (8-n) ];
+    return ff_reverse[ get_bits(gb, n) << (8-n) ];
 }
 
 static inline int asv1_get_level(GetBitContext *gb){
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     else{
         int i;
         for(i=0; i<buf_size; i++)
-            a->bitstream_buffer[i]= av_reverse[ buf[i] ];
+            a->bitstream_buffer[i]= ff_reverse[ buf[i] ];
     }
 
     init_get_bits(&a->gb, a->bitstream_buffer, buf_size*8);
diff --git a/libavcodec/asvenc.c b/libavcodec/asvenc.c
index 0f48e4445a..259cd689a5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/asvenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/asvenc.c
@@ -23,16 +23,17 @@
  * ASUS V1/V2 encoder.
  */
 
-#include "libavutil/common.h"
+#include "libavutil/attributes.h"
 #include "libavutil/mem.h"
 
 #include "asv.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "internal.h"
+#include "mathops.h"
 #include "mpeg12data.h"
 
 static inline void asv2_put_bits(PutBitContext *pb, int n, int v){
-    put_bits(pb, n, av_reverse[ v << (8-n) ]);
+    put_bits(pb, n, ff_reverse[ v << (8-n) ]);
 }
 
 static inline void asv1_put_level(PutBitContext *pb, int level){
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ static int encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
     else{
         int i;
         for(i=0; i<4*size; i++)
-            pkt->data[i] = av_reverse[pkt->data[i]];
+            pkt->data[i] = ff_reverse[pkt->data[i]];
     }
 
     pkt->size   = size*4;
diff --git a/libavcodec/bitstream.c b/libavcodec/bitstream.c
index ce20f5685e..ce83ee01f9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bitstream.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bitstream.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "libavutil/avassert.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
+#include "mathops.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"
 #include "put_bits.h"
 
@@ -115,10 +116,10 @@ static int alloc_table(VLC *vlc, int size, int use_static)
 }
 
 static av_always_inline uint32_t bitswap_32(uint32_t x) {
-    return (uint32_t)av_reverse[x&0xFF]<<24
-         | (uint32_t)av_reverse[(x>>8)&0xFF]<<16
-         | (uint32_t)av_reverse[(x>>16)&0xFF]<<8
-         | (uint32_t)av_reverse[x>>24];
+    return (uint32_t)ff_reverse[x&0xFF]<<24
+         | (uint32_t)ff_reverse[(x>>8)&0xFF]<<16
+         | (uint32_t)ff_reverse[(x>>16)&0xFF]<<8
+         | (uint32_t)ff_reverse[x>>24];
 }
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/libavcodec/indeo2.c b/libavcodec/indeo2.c
index 4ca6703429..74a9800e2b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/indeo2.c
+++ b/libavcodec/indeo2.c
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
  * @file
  * Intel Indeo 2 decoder.
  */
+
 #define BITSTREAM_READER_LE
+#include "libavutil/attributes.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"
 #include "indeo2data.h"
-#include "libavutil/common.h"
+#include "mathops.h"
 
 typedef struct Ir2Context{
     AVCodecContext *avctx;
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ static int ir2_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     /* decide whether frame uses deltas or not */
 #ifndef BITSTREAM_READER_LE
     for (i = 0; i < buf_size; i++)
-        buf[i] = av_reverse[buf[i]];
+        buf[i] = ff_reverse[buf[i]];
 #endif
 
     init_get_bits(&s->gb, buf + start, (buf_size - start) * 8);
diff --git a/libavcodec/ivi_common.c b/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
index ff2a1a87ee..17d8af4102 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@
  */
 
 #define BITSTREAM_READER_LE
+#include "libavutil/attributes.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"
+#include "mathops.h"
 #include "ivi_common.h"
-#include "libavutil/common.h"
 #include "ivi_dsp.h"
 
 extern const IVIHuffDesc ff_ivi_mb_huff_desc[8];  ///< static macroblock huffman tables
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ static uint16_t inv_bits(uint16_t val, int nbits)
     uint16_t res;
 
     if (nbits <= 8) {
-        res = av_reverse[val] >> (8-nbits);
+        res = ff_reverse[val] >> (8-nbits);
     } else
-        res = ((av_reverse[val & 0xFF] << 8) + (av_reverse[val >> 8])) >> (16-nbits);
+        res = ((ff_reverse[val & 0xFF] << 8) + (ff_reverse[val >> 8])) >> (16-nbits);
 
     return res;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/mathops.h b/libavcodec/mathops.h
index 7ff055141d..592f5a5e75 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mathops.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mathops.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 extern const uint32_t ff_inverse[257];
+extern const uint8_t  ff_reverse[256];
 extern const uint8_t ff_sqrt_tab[256];
 
 #if   ARCH_ARM
diff --git a/libavcodec/mathtables.c b/libavcodec/mathtables.c
index 0ebc45f3df..037b135a1b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mathtables.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mathtables.c
@@ -68,3 +68,22 @@ const uint8_t ff_sqrt_tab[256]={
 222,223,223,224,224,225,226,226,227,227,228,228,229,230,230,231,231,232,232,233,233,234,235,235,236,236,237,237,238,238,239,239,
 240,240,241,242,242,243,243,244,244,245,245,246,246,247,247,248,248,249,249,250,250,251,251,252,252,253,253,254,254,255,255,255
 };
+
+const uint8_t ff_reverse[256] = {
+0x00,0x80,0x40,0xC0,0x20,0xA0,0x60,0xE0,0x10,0x90,0x50,0xD0,0x30,0xB0,0x70,0xF0,
+0x08,0x88,0x48,0xC8,0x28,0xA8,0x68,0xE8,0x18,0x98,0x58,0xD8,0x38,0xB8,0x78,0xF8,
+0x04,0x84,0x44,0xC4,0x24,0xA4,0x64,0xE4,0x14,0x94,0x54,0xD4,0x34,0xB4,0x74,0xF4,
+0x0C,0x8C,0x4C,0xCC,0x2C,0xAC,0x6C,0xEC,0x1C,0x9C,0x5C,0xDC,0x3C,0xBC,0x7C,0xFC,
+0x02,0x82,0x42,0xC2,0x22,0xA2,0x62,0xE2,0x12,0x92,0x52,0xD2,0x32,0xB2,0x72,0xF2,
+0x0A,0x8A,0x4A,0xCA,0x2A,0xAA,0x6A,0xEA,0x1A,0x9A,0x5A,0xDA,0x3A,0xBA,0x7A,0xFA,
+0x06,0x86,0x46,0xC6,0x26,0xA6,0x66,0xE6,0x16,0x96,0x56,0xD6,0x36,0xB6,0x76,0xF6,
+0x0E,0x8E,0x4E,0xCE,0x2E,0xAE,0x6E,0xEE,0x1E,0x9E,0x5E,0xDE,0x3E,0xBE,0x7E,0xFE,
+0x01,0x81,0x41,0xC1,0x21,0xA1,0x61,0xE1,0x11,0x91,0x51,0xD1,0x31,0xB1,0x71,0xF1,
+0x09,0x89,0x49,0xC9,0x29,0xA9,0x69,0xE9,0x19,0x99,0x59,0xD9,0x39,0xB9,0x79,0xF9,
+0x05,0x85,0x45,0xC5,0x25,0xA5,0x65,0xE5,0x15,0x95,0x55,0xD5,0x35,0xB5,0x75,0xF5,
+0x0D,0x8D,0x4D,0xCD,0x2D,0xAD,0x6D,0xED,0x1D,0x9D,0x5D,0xDD,0x3D,0xBD,0x7D,0xFD,
+0x03,0x83,0x43,0xC3,0x23,0xA3,0x63,0xE3,0x13,0x93,0x53,0xD3,0x33,0xB3,0x73,0xF3,
+0x0B,0x8B,0x4B,0xCB,0x2B,0xAB,0x6B,0xEB,0x1B,0x9B,0x5B,0xDB,0x3B,0xBB,0x7B,0xFB,
+0x07,0x87,0x47,0xC7,0x27,0xA7,0x67,0xE7,0x17,0x97,0x57,0xD7,0x37,0xB7,0x77,0xF7,
+0x0F,0x8F,0x4F,0xCF,0x2F,0xAF,0x6F,0xEF,0x1F,0x9F,0x5F,0xDF,0x3F,0xBF,0x7F,0xFF,
+};
diff --git a/libavcodec/pcm.c b/libavcodec/pcm.c
index dd626dc58b..e2ae9f964c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pcm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pcm.c
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
  * PCM codecs
  */
 
-#include "libavutil/common.h" /* for av_reverse */
+#include "libavutil/attributes.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "bytestream.h"
 #include "internal.h"
+#include "mathops.h"
 #include "pcm_tablegen.h"
 
 #define MAX_CHANNELS 64
@@ -122,8 +123,8 @@ static int pcm_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt,
         break;
     case AV_CODEC_ID_PCM_S24DAUD:
         for (; n > 0; n--) {
-            uint32_t tmp = av_reverse[(*samples >> 8) & 0xff] +
-                           (av_reverse[*samples & 0xff] << 8);
+            uint32_t tmp = ff_reverse[(*samples >> 8) & 0xff] +
+                           (ff_reverse[*samples & 0xff] << 8);
             tmp <<= 4; // sync flags would go here
             bytestream_put_be24(&dst, tmp);
             samples++;
@@ -334,8 +335,8 @@ static int pcm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         for (; n > 0; n--) {
             uint32_t v = bytestream_get_be24(&src);
             v >>= 4; // sync flags are here
-            AV_WN16A(samples, av_reverse[(v >> 8) & 0xff] +
-                             (av_reverse[v        & 0xff] << 8));
+            AV_WN16A(samples, ff_reverse[(v >> 8) & 0xff] +
+                             (ff_reverse[v        & 0xff] << 8));
             samples += 2;
         }
         break;
diff --git a/libavcodec/s302m.c b/libavcodec/s302m.c
index 90406a9f0f..5058ba0fbc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/s302m.c
+++ b/libavcodec/s302m.c
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
 
-#include "libavutil/common.h"
 #include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"
+#include "libavutil/log.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
+#include "mathops.h"
 
 #define AES3_HEADER_LEN 4
 
@@ -118,34 +119,34 @@ static int s302m_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     if (avctx->bits_per_coded_sample == 24) {
         uint32_t *o = (uint32_t *)s->frame.data[0];
         for (; buf_size > 6; buf_size -= 7) {
-            *o++ = (av_reverse[buf[2]]        << 24) |
-                   (av_reverse[buf[1]]        << 16) |
-                   (av_reverse[buf[0]]        <<  8);
-            *o++ = (av_reverse[buf[6] & 0xf0] << 28) |
-                   (av_reverse[buf[5]]        << 20) |
-                   (av_reverse[buf[4]]        << 12) |
-                   (av_reverse[buf[3] & 0x0f] <<  4);
+            *o++ = (ff_reverse[buf[2]]        << 24) |
+                   (ff_reverse[buf[1]]        << 16) |
+                   (ff_reverse[buf[0]]        <<  8);
+            *o++ = (ff_reverse[buf[6] & 0xf0] << 28) |
+                   (ff_reverse[buf[5]]        << 20) |
+                   (ff_reverse[buf[4]]        << 12) |
+                   (ff_reverse[buf[3] & 0x0f] <<  4);
             buf += 7;
         }
     } else if (avctx->bits_per_coded_sample == 20) {
         uint32_t *o = (uint32_t *)s->frame.data[0];
         for (; buf_size > 5; buf_size -= 6) {
-            *o++ = (av_reverse[buf[2] & 0xf0] << 28) |
-                   (av_reverse[buf[1]]        << 20) |
-                   (av_reverse[buf[0]]        << 12);
-            *o++ = (av_reverse[buf[5] & 0xf0] << 28) |
-                   (av_reverse[buf[4]]        << 20) |
-                   (av_reverse[buf[3]]        << 12);
+            *o++ = (ff_reverse[buf[2] & 0xf0] << 28) |
+                   (ff_reverse[buf[1]]        << 20) |
+                   (ff_reverse[buf[0]]        << 12);
+            *o++ = (ff_reverse[buf[5] & 0xf0] << 28) |
+                   (ff_reverse[buf[4]]        << 20) |
+                   (ff_reverse[buf[3]]        << 12);
             buf += 6;
         }
     } else {
         uint16_t *o = (uint16_t *)s->frame.data[0];
         for (; buf_size > 4; buf_size -= 5) {
-            *o++ = (av_reverse[buf[1]]        <<  8) |
-                    av_reverse[buf[0]];
-            *o++ = (av_reverse[buf[4] & 0xf0] << 12) |
-                   (av_reverse[buf[3]]        <<  4) |
-                   (av_reverse[buf[2]]        >>  4);
+            *o++ = (ff_reverse[buf[1]]        <<  8) |
+                    ff_reverse[buf[0]];
+            *o++ = (ff_reverse[buf[4] & 0xf0] << 12) |
+                   (ff_reverse[buf[3]]        <<  4) |
+                   (ff_reverse[buf[2]]        >>  4);
             buf += 5;
         }
     }
diff --git a/libavcodec/tiff.c b/libavcodec/tiff.c
index bb11a23d19..ed4670f23e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/tiff.c
+++ b/libavcodec/tiff.c
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 #include "tiff.h"
 #include "tiff_data.h"
 #include "faxcompr.h"
-#include "libavutil/common.h"
+#include "mathops.h"
+#include "libavutil/attributes.h"
 #include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"
 #include "libavutil/imgutils.h"
 #include "libavutil/avstring.h"
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ static int tiff_unpack_strip(TiffContext *s, uint8_t *dst, int stride,
             memcpy(src2, src, size);
         } else {
             for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
-                src2[i] = av_reverse[src[i]];
+                src2[i] = ff_reverse[src[i]];
         }
         memset(src2 + size, 0, FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE);
         switch (s->compr) {
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ static int tiff_unpack_strip(TiffContext *s, uint8_t *dst, int stride,
             } else {
                 int i;
                 for (i = 0; i < width; i++)
-                    dst[i] = av_reverse[src[i]];
+                    dst[i] = ff_reverse[src[i]];
             }
             src += width;
             break;
diff --git a/libavcodec/vble.c b/libavcodec/vble.c
index 0c8f36c28e..07efad8f4a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vble.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vble.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "dsputil.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"
+#include "mathops.h"
 
 typedef struct {
     AVCodecContext *avctx;
diff --git a/libavcodec/wnv1.c b/libavcodec/wnv1.c
index 643e871115..22a570cc9c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/wnv1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/wnv1.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"
-#include "libavutil/common.h"
+#include "mathops.h"
 
 
 typedef struct WNV1Context{
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static inline int wnv1_get_code(WNV1Context *w, int base_value)
     int v = get_vlc2(&w->gb, code_vlc.table, CODE_VLC_BITS, 1);
 
     if(v==15)
-        return av_reverse[ get_bits(&w->gb, 8 - w->shift) ];
+        return ff_reverse[ get_bits(&w->gb, 8 - w->shift) ];
     else
         return base_value + ((v - 7)<<w->shift);
 }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     p->key_frame = 1;
 
     for(i=8; i<buf_size; i++)
-        rbuf[i]= av_reverse[ buf[i] ];
+        rbuf[i]= ff_reverse[ buf[i] ];
     init_get_bits(&l->gb, rbuf+8, (buf_size-8)*8);
 
     if (buf[2] >> 4 == 6)
diff --git a/libavcodec/xbmenc.c b/libavcodec/xbmenc.c
index ee1391b2b2..ddfc15b738 100644
--- a/libavcodec/xbmenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/xbmenc.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "libavutil/common.h"
+#include "mathops.h"
 
 static av_cold int xbm_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int xbm_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
     buf += snprintf(buf, 40, "static unsigned char image_bits[] = {\n");
     for (i = 0; i < avctx->height; i++) {
         for (j = 0; j < linesize; j++)
-            buf += snprintf(buf, 7, " 0x%02X,", av_reverse[*ptr++]);
+            buf += snprintf(buf, 7, " 0x%02X,", ff_reverse[*ptr++]);
         ptr += p->linesize[0] - linesize;
         buf += snprintf(buf, 2, "\n");
     }
diff --git a/libavutil/common.h b/libavutil/common.h
index 3e3baab3a1..9ed6f11468 100644
--- a/libavutil/common.h
+++ b/libavutil/common.h
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+
 #include "attributes.h"
+#include "version.h"
 #include "libavutil/avconfig.h"
 
 #if AV_HAVE_BIGENDIAN
@@ -67,7 +69,9 @@ extern const uint8_t ff_log2_tab[256];
 /**
  * Reverse the order of the bits of an 8-bits unsigned integer.
  */
-extern const uint8_t av_reverse[256];
+#if FF_API_AV_REVERSE
+extern attribute_deprecated const uint8_t av_reverse[256];
+#endif
 
 static av_always_inline av_const int av_log2_c(unsigned int v)
 {
diff --git a/libavutil/mathematics.c b/libavutil/mathematics.c
index e4df329099..bf93437f02 100644
--- a/libavutil/mathematics.c
+++ b/libavutil/mathematics.c
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <limits.h>
+
 #include "mathematics.h"
 #include "libavutil/common.h"
 #include "avassert.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
+#if FF_API_AV_REVERSE
 const uint8_t av_reverse[256]={
 0x00,0x80,0x40,0xC0,0x20,0xA0,0x60,0xE0,0x10,0x90,0x50,0xD0,0x30,0xB0,0x70,0xF0,
 0x08,0x88,0x48,0xC8,0x28,0xA8,0x68,0xE8,0x18,0x98,0x58,0xD8,0x38,0xB8,0x78,0xF8,
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ const uint8_t av_reverse[256]={
 0x07,0x87,0x47,0xC7,0x27,0xA7,0x67,0xE7,0x17,0x97,0x57,0xD7,0x37,0xB7,0x77,0xF7,
 0x0F,0x8F,0x4F,0xCF,0x2F,0xAF,0x6F,0xEF,0x1F,0x9F,0x5F,0xDF,0x3F,0xBF,0x7F,0xFF,
 };
+#endif
 
 int64_t av_gcd(int64_t a, int64_t b){
     if(b) return av_gcd(b, a%b);
diff --git a/libavutil/version.h b/libavutil/version.h
index 25dd42dd66..4751af3f79 100644
--- a/libavutil/version.h
+++ b/libavutil/version.h
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_PIX_FMT_DESC
 #define FF_API_PIX_FMT_DESC             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 52)
 #endif
+#ifndef FF_API_AV_REVERSE
+#define FF_API_AV_REVERSE               (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 52)
+#endif
 
 /**
  * @}