diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 356a3b0449..a82c271fd2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8174,13 +8174,6 @@ $_def_builtin_expect
 #define unlikely(x) (x)
 #endif
 
-/* attribute(used) as needed by some compilers */
-#if (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 300)
-# define attribute_used __attribute__((used))
-#else
-# define attribute_used
-#endif
-
 /* compiler support for named assembler arguments */
 $_def_named_asm_args
 
diff --git a/mangle.h b/mangle.h
index 687ca4f4ac..d8e2089a5f 100644
--- a/mangle.h
+++ b/mangle.h
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 #ifndef MPLAYER_MANGLE_H
 #define MPLAYER_MANGLE_H
 
+#if (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 300)
+#define attribute_used __attribute__((used))
+#else
+#define attribute_used
+#endif
+
 /* Feel free to add more to the list, eg. a.out IMO */
 #if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__OS2__) || \
    (defined(__OpenBSD__) && !defined(__ELF__)) || defined(__APPLE__)