diff --git a/libavcodec/vaapi.h b/libavcodec/vaapi.h
index e68912d93b..bb28455329 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vaapi.h
+++ b/libavcodec/vaapi.h
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@
  *
  * Deprecated: use AVCodecContext.hw_frames_ctx instead.
  */
-attribute_deprecated
-struct vaapi_context {
+struct attribute_deprecated vaapi_context {
     /**
      * Window system dependent data
      *