diff --git a/libavutil/imgutils.h b/libavutil/imgutils.h
index cb2d74728e..be53335568 100644
--- a/libavutil/imgutils.h
+++ b/libavutil/imgutils.h
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@
  * @{
  */
 
-#include "avutil.h"
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include "pixdesc.h"
+#include "pixfmt.h"
 #include "rational.h"
 
 /**