diff --git a/libavcodec/aac.c b/libavcodec/aac.c
index 90581fc6d7..fdb054ceb8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aac.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aac.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int che_configure(AACContext *ac,
  *
  * @return  Returns error status. 0 - OK, !0 - error
  */
-static int output_configure(AACContext *ac,
+static av_cold int output_configure(AACContext *ac,
                             enum ChannelPosition che_pos[4][MAX_ELEM_ID],
                             enum ChannelPosition new_che_pos[4][MAX_ELEM_ID],
                             int channel_config, enum OCStatus oc_type)
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static int decode_pce(AACContext *ac, enum ChannelPosition new_che_pos[4][MAX_EL
  *
  * @return  Returns error status. 0 - OK, !0 - error
  */
-static int set_default_channel_config(AACContext *ac,
+static av_cold int set_default_channel_config(AACContext *ac,
                                       enum ChannelPosition new_che_pos[4][MAX_ELEM_ID],
                                       int channel_config)
 {