diff --git a/libavdevice/Makefile b/libavdevice/Makefile
index d26756baf9..a0c3858d83 100644
--- a/libavdevice/Makefile
+++ b/libavdevice/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FFLIBS  = avformat avcodec avutil
 
 HEADERS = avdevice.h
 
-OBJS    = alldevices.o
+OBJS    = alldevices.o avdevice.o
 
 # input/output devices
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_ALSA_INDEV)                += alsa-audio-common.o \
diff --git a/libavdevice/alldevices.c b/libavdevice/alldevices.c
index 1947eee88f..91c062beb4 100644
--- a/libavdevice/alldevices.c
+++ b/libavdevice/alldevices.c
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "libavformat/avformat.h"
-#include "avdevice.h"
-
-unsigned avdevice_version(void)
-{
-    return LIBAVDEVICE_VERSION_INT;
-}
 
 #define REGISTER_OUTDEV(X,x) { \
           extern AVOutputFormat x##_muxer; \
diff --git a/libavdevice/avdevice.c b/libavdevice/avdevice.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec379b9d42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavdevice/avdevice.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include "avdevice.h"
+
+unsigned avdevice_version(void)
+{
+    return LIBAVDEVICE_VERSION_INT;
+}