diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index efeadb6b9d..d8820f2147 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
  * @author Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
  */
 
+#define UNCHECKED_BITSTREAM_READER 1
+
 #include "libavutil/imgutils.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
 #include "internal.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_cabac.c b/libavcodec/h264_cabac.c
index 6286c5fa0d..0b33e30808 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_cabac.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_cabac.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 
 #define CABAC 1
+#define UNCHECKED_BITSTREAM_READER 1
 
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "dsputil.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c b/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
index 738f84a423..f9daeb29d9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_cavlc.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 
 #define CABAC 0
+#define UNCHECKED_BITSTREAM_READER 1
 
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_parser.c b/libavcodec/h264_parser.c
index ee766a1f27..9d28cc3707 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_parser.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_parser.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
  * @author Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
  */
 
+#define UNCHECKED_BITSTREAM_READER 1
+
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "h264data.h"
 #include "golomb.h"