diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index f0a5d98bbd..7c3133a196 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_SHARED),yes)
 	ldconfig
 	mkdir -p $(prefix)/include/libffmpeg
 	install -m 644 avcodec.h $(prefix)/include/libffmpeg/avcodec.h
+	install -m 644 common.h $(prefix)/include/libffmpeg/common.h
 endif
 #
 # include dependency files if they exist