diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index efa92fdb9b..cd4cbde374 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -1135,3 +1135,8 @@ void av_register_hwaccel(AVHWAccel *hwaccel)
     *p = hwaccel;
     hwaccel->next = NULL;
 }
+
+AVHWAccel *av_hwaccel_next(AVHWAccel *hwaccel)
+{
+    return hwaccel ? hwaccel->next : first_hwaccel;
+}