diff --git a/libavfilter/avcodec.c b/libavfilter/avcodec.c
index 7ec5881e07..c902f988e3 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avcodec.c
+++ b/libavfilter/avcodec.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "libavutil/avassert.h"
+#include "libavutil/channel_layout.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
 
 AVFilterBufferRef *avfilter_get_video_buffer_ref_from_frame(const AVFrame *frame,
diff --git a/libavfilter/avcodec.h b/libavfilter/avcodec.h
index a5952062a0..6be51f4fd9 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavfilter/avcodec.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
  * symbols defined below will not be available.
  */
 
-#include "libavcodec/avcodec.h" // AVFrame
 #include "avfilter.h"
 
 /**