diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 0405779284..12713de56b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -1330,43 +1330,6 @@ int ff_set_ref_count(H264Context *h)
 
 static const uint8_t start_code[] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x01 };
 
-static int find_start_code(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
-                           int buf_index, int next_avc)
-{
-    // start code prefix search
-    for (; buf_index + 3 < next_avc; buf_index++)
-        // This should always succeed in the first iteration.
-        if (buf[buf_index]     == 0 &&
-            buf[buf_index + 1] == 0 &&
-            buf[buf_index + 2] == 1)
-            break;
-
-    buf_index += 3;
-
-    if (buf_index >= buf_size)
-        return buf_size;
-
-    return buf_index;
-}
-
-static int get_avc_nalsize(H264Context *h, const uint8_t *buf,
-                           int buf_size, int *buf_index)
-{
-    int i, nalsize = 0;
-
-    if (*buf_index >= buf_size - h->nal_length_size)
-        return -1;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < h->nal_length_size; i++)
-        nalsize = ((unsigned)nalsize << 8) | buf[(*buf_index)++];
-    if (nalsize <= 0 || nalsize > buf_size - *buf_index) {
-        av_log(h->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
-               "AVC: nal size %d\n", nalsize);
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return nalsize;
-}
-
 static int get_bit_length(H264Context *h, const uint8_t *buf,
                           const uint8_t *ptr, int dst_length,
                           int i, int next_avc)
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.h b/libavcodec/h264.h
index 5ec4f0c255..d0d818c45f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.h
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.h
@@ -1092,6 +1092,43 @@ static av_always_inline int get_dct8x8_allowed(H264Context *h)
                   0x0001000100010001ULL));
 }
 
+static inline int find_start_code(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
+                           int buf_index, int next_avc)
+{
+    // start code prefix search
+    for (; buf_index + 3 < next_avc; buf_index++)
+        // This should always succeed in the first iteration.
+        if (buf[buf_index]     == 0 &&
+            buf[buf_index + 1] == 0 &&
+            buf[buf_index + 2] == 1)
+            break;
+
+    buf_index += 3;
+
+    if (buf_index >= buf_size)
+        return buf_size;
+
+    return buf_index;
+}
+
+static inline int get_avc_nalsize(H264Context *h, const uint8_t *buf,
+                           int buf_size, int *buf_index)
+{
+    int i, nalsize = 0;
+
+    if (*buf_index >= buf_size - h->nal_length_size)
+        return -1;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < h->nal_length_size; i++)
+        nalsize = ((unsigned)nalsize << 8) | buf[(*buf_index)++];
+    if (nalsize <= 0 || nalsize > buf_size - *buf_index) {
+        av_log(h->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
+               "AVC: nal size %d\n", nalsize);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return nalsize;
+}
+
 int ff_h264_field_end(H264Context *h, int in_setup);
 
 int ff_h264_ref_picture(H264Context *h, H264Picture *dst, H264Picture *src);