diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index d8e56caeac..a6bb6863f2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -2780,31 +2780,20 @@ typedef struct AVCodec {
      * This is the primary way to find a codec from the user perspective.
      */
     const char *name;
-    enum AVMediaType type;
-    enum CodecID id;
-    int priv_data_size;
-    int (*init)(AVCodecContext *);
-    int (*encode)(AVCodecContext *, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, void *data);
-    int (*close)(AVCodecContext *);
-    int (*decode)(AVCodecContext *, void *outdata, int *outdata_size, AVPacket *avpkt);
-    /**
-     * Codec capabilities.
-     * see CODEC_CAP_*
-     */
-    int capabilities;
-    struct AVCodec *next;
-    /**
-     * Flush buffers.
-     * Will be called when seeking
-     */
-    void (*flush)(AVCodecContext *);
-    const AVRational *supported_framerates; ///< array of supported framerates, or NULL if any, array is terminated by {0,0}
-    const enum PixelFormat *pix_fmts;       ///< array of supported pixel formats, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by -1
     /**
      * Descriptive name for the codec, meant to be more human readable than name.
      * You should use the NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL() macro to define it.
      */
     const char *long_name;
+    enum AVMediaType type;
+    enum CodecID id;
+    /**
+     * Codec capabilities.
+     * see CODEC_CAP_*
+     */
+    int capabilities;
+    const AVRational *supported_framerates; ///< array of supported framerates, or NULL if any, array is terminated by {0,0}
+    const enum PixelFormat *pix_fmts;       ///< array of supported pixel formats, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by -1
     const int *supported_samplerates;       ///< array of supported audio samplerates, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by 0
     const enum AVSampleFormat *sample_fmts; ///< array of supported sample formats, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by -1
     const uint64_t *channel_layouts;         ///< array of support channel layouts, or NULL if unknown. array is terminated by 0
@@ -2812,6 +2801,15 @@ typedef struct AVCodec {
     const AVClass *priv_class;              ///< AVClass for the private context
     const AVProfile *profiles;              ///< array of recognized profiles, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by {FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN}
 
+    /*****************************************************************
+     * No fields below this line are part of the public API. They
+     * may not be used outside of libavcodec and can be changed and
+     * removed at will.
+     * New public fields should be added right above.
+     *****************************************************************
+     */
+    int priv_data_size;
+    struct AVCodec *next;
     /**
      * @name Frame-level threading support functions
      * @{
@@ -2842,6 +2840,8 @@ typedef struct AVCodec {
      */
     void (*init_static_data)(struct AVCodec *codec);
 
+    int (*init)(AVCodecContext *);
+    int (*encode)(AVCodecContext *, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, void *data);
     /**
      * Encode data to an AVPacket.
      *
@@ -2854,6 +2854,13 @@ typedef struct AVCodec {
      */
     int (*encode2)(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt, const AVFrame *frame,
                    int *got_packet_ptr);
+    int (*decode)(AVCodecContext *, void *outdata, int *outdata_size, AVPacket *avpkt);
+    int (*close)(AVCodecContext *);
+    /**
+     * Flush buffers.
+     * Will be called when seeking
+     */
+    void (*flush)(AVCodecContext *);
 } AVCodec;
 
 /**