diff --git a/libavutil/internal.h b/libavutil/internal.h
index 35589fa4f9..8bf57061ec 100644
--- a/libavutil/internal.h
+++ b/libavutil/internal.h
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ALTIVEC
 #ifdef HAVE_ALTIVEC_VECTOR_BRACES
 #define AVV(x...) {x}
 #else
 #define AVV(x...) (x)
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #ifndef M_PI
 #define M_PI    3.14159265358979323846