diff --git a/libavcodec/ivi_common.h b/libavcodec/ivi_common.h
index 582a1d71fc..0a5e9b1384 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ivi_common.h
+++ b/libavcodec/ivi_common.h
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ void ff_ivi_process_empty_tile(AVCodecContext *avctx, IVIBandDesc *band,
  */
 void ff_ivi_output_plane(IVIPlaneDesc *plane, uint8_t *dst, int dst_pitch);
 
-#if IVI_DEBUG
 /**
  *  Calculate band checksum from band data.
  */
@@ -350,6 +349,5 @@ uint16_t ivi_calc_band_checksum (IVIBandDesc *band);
  *  Verify that band data lies in range.
  */
 int ivi_check_band (IVIBandDesc *band, const uint8_t *ref, int pitch);
-#endif
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_IVI_COMMON_H */