diff --git a/libav_compat.h b/libav_compat.h
index 825ef42f58..d057f5ea2b 100644
--- a/libav_compat.h
+++ b/libav_compat.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #ifndef MPV_LIBAV_COMPAT_H
 #define MPV_LIBAV_COMPAT_H
 
+#include <libavutil/version.h>
+#include <libavutil/cpu.h>
+
 #ifdef AV_CPU_FLAG_MMXEXT
 #define AV_CPU_FLAG_MMX2 AV_CPU_FLAG_MMXEXT
 #endif