diff --git a/fmt-conversion.h b/fmt-conversion.h
index 0103365e8b..dfacd94986 100644
--- a/fmt-conversion.h
+++ b/fmt-conversion.h
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+#ifdef USE_LIBAVUTIL_SO
+#include <ffmpeg/avutil.h>
+#else
 #include "avutil.h"
+#endif
 #include "img_format.h"
 
 enum PixelFormat imgfmt2pixfmt(int fmt)
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_sab.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_sab.c
index 7bf2783be1..dcd45647e2 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_sab.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_sab.c
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_LIBAVUTIL_SO
+#include <ffmpeg/avutil.h>
+#else
 #include "avutil.h"
+#endif
 #include "img_format.h"
 #include "mp_image.h"
 #include "vf.h"
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_smartblur.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_smartblur.c
index ba9b5a19bb..1d1a3893b1 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_smartblur.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_smartblur.c
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_LIBAVUTIL_SO
+#include <ffmpeg/avutil.h>
+#else
 #include "avutil.h"
+#endif
 #include "img_format.h"
 #include "mp_image.h"
 #include "vf.h"
diff --git a/spudec.c b/spudec.c
index f5eb20f786..ebaba6bd5f 100644
--- a/spudec.c
+++ b/spudec.c
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include "libvo/video_out.h"
 #include "spudec.h"
+#ifdef USE_LIBAVUTIL_SO
+#include <ffmpeg/avutil.h>
+#else
 #include "avutil.h"
+#endif
 #include "libswscale/swscale.h"
 
 #define MIN(a, b)	((a)<(b)?(a):(b))