diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index bc01f4559c..993ed785e8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -604,7 +604,9 @@ typedef struct RcOverride{
 #endif
 #define CODEC_FLAG_CBP_RD         0x04000000 ///< Use rate distortion optimization for cbp.
 #define CODEC_FLAG_QP_RD          0x08000000 ///< Use rate distortion optimization for qp selectioon.
+#if FF_API_MPEGVIDEO_GLOBAL_OPTS
 #define CODEC_FLAG_H263P_AIV      0x00000008 ///< H.263 alternative inter VLC
+#endif
 #define CODEC_FLAG_OBMC           0x00000001 ///< OBMC
 #define CODEC_FLAG_LOOP_FILTER    0x00000800 ///< loop filter
 #define CODEC_FLAG_H263P_SLICE_STRUCT 0x10000000
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
index 98e015fb24..447431dcf4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
@@ -609,10 +609,11 @@ av_cold int MPV_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 #if FF_API_MPEGVIDEO_GLOBAL_OPTS
         if (avctx->flags & CODEC_FLAG_H263P_UMV)
             s->umvplus = 1;
+        if (avctx->flags & CODEC_FLAG_H263P_AIV)
+            s->alt_inter_vlc = 1;
 #endif
         s->h263_aic= (avctx->flags & CODEC_FLAG_AC_PRED) ? 1:0;
         s->modified_quant= s->h263_aic;
-        s->alt_inter_vlc= (avctx->flags & CODEC_FLAG_H263P_AIV) ? 1:0;
         s->obmc= (avctx->flags & CODEC_FLAG_OBMC) ? 1:0;
         s->loop_filter= (avctx->flags & CODEC_FLAG_LOOP_FILTER) ? 1:0;
         s->unrestricted_mv= s->obmc || s->loop_filter || s->umvplus;
@@ -3798,6 +3799,7 @@ AVCodec ff_h263_encoder = {
 #define VE AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_ENCODING_PARAM
 static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "umv",        "Use unlimited motion vectors.",    OFFSET(umvplus), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, { 0 }, 0, 1, VE },
+    { "aiv",        "Use alternative inter VLC.",       OFFSET(alt_inter_vlc), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, { 0 }, 0, 1, VE },
     { NULL },
 };
 static const AVClass h263p_class = {
diff --git a/libavcodec/options.c b/libavcodec/options.c
index 23ff7e7f16..fb1fb17f9a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options.c
+++ b/libavcodec/options.c
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ static const AVOption options[]={
 #endif
 {"cbp", "use rate distortion optimization for cbp", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.dbl = CODEC_FLAG_CBP_RD }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags"},
 {"qprd", "use rate distortion optimization for qp selection", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.dbl = CODEC_FLAG_QP_RD }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags"},
+#if FF_API_MPEGVIDEO_GLOBAL_OPTS
 {"aiv", "h263 alternative inter vlc", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.dbl = CODEC_FLAG_H263P_AIV }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags"},
+#endif
 {"slice", NULL, 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.dbl = CODEC_FLAG_H263P_SLICE_STRUCT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags"},
 {"ilme", "interlaced motion estimation", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.dbl = CODEC_FLAG_INTERLACED_ME }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags"},
 {"scan_offset", "will reserve space for svcd scan offset user data", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.dbl = CODEC_FLAG_SVCD_SCAN_OFFSET }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags"},