diff --git a/cmdutils.h b/cmdutils.h
index 57a62b0067..8a5dada7f7 100644
--- a/cmdutils.h
+++ b/cmdutils.h
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@ FILE *get_preset_file(char *filename, size_t filename_size,
  */
 void *grow_array(void *array, int elem_size, int *size, int new_size);
 
+#define media_type_string av_get_media_type_string
+
 #define GROW_ARRAY(array, nb_elems)\
     array = grow_array(array, sizeof(*array), &nb_elems, nb_elems + 1)