diff --git a/libavcodec/tableprint_vlc.h b/libavcodec/tableprint_vlc.h
index 675251a836..3004be3f9c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/tableprint_vlc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/tableprint_vlc.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define av_freep(p) while(0)
 #define AVCODEC_AVCODEC_H
 #define AVCODEC_INTERNAL_H
+#define AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE 64 // the value does not matter for this
 #include "tableprint.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"
 #include "mathtables.c"