diff --git a/libavcodec/iff.c b/libavcodec/iff.c
index a8e64268ee..490d347ec0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/iff.c
+++ b/libavcodec/iff.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "bytestream.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"
+#include "iff.h"
 
 typedef struct {
     AVFrame frame;
diff --git a/libavcodec/iff.h b/libavcodec/iff.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76db10b884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/iff.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * IFF PBM/ILBM bitmap decoder
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Peter Ross <pross@xvid.org>
+ *
+ * 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
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVCODEC_IFF_H
+#define AVCODEC_IFF_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "avcodec.h"
+
+int ff_cmap_read_palette(AVCodecContext *avctx, uint32_t *pal);
+
+#endif /* AVCODEC_IFF_H */
diff --git a/libavformat/iff.c b/libavformat/iff.c
index f08700530f..62ee16d7a0 100644
--- a/libavformat/iff.c
+++ b/libavformat/iff.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"
+#include "libavcodec/iff.h"
 #include "avformat.h"
 
 #define ID_8SVX       MKTAG('8','S','V','X')
@@ -223,8 +224,6 @@ static int iff_read_header(AVFormatContext *s,
     return 0;
 }
 
-int ff_cmap_read_palette(AVCodecContext *avctx, uint32_t *pal);
-
 static int iff_read_packet(AVFormatContext *s,
                            AVPacket *pkt)
 {