diff --git a/configure b/configure
index eb77a52fce..9eeca21dc9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -725,7 +725,6 @@ HAVE_LIST="
     $ARCH_EXT_LIST
     $THREADS_LIST
     altivec_h
-    altivec_vector_braces
     arpa_inet_h
     bswap
     byteswap_h
@@ -1567,10 +1566,9 @@ int main(void) {
 EOF
 
     # check if our compiler supports braces for vector declarations
-    check_cc <<EOF && enable altivec_vector_braces
+    check_cc <<EOF || die "You need a compiler that supports {} in AltiVec vector declarations."
 $inc_altivec_h
-#define AVV(x...) {x}
-int main (void) { (vector int) AVV(1); return 0; }
+int main (void) { (vector int) {1}; return 0; }
 EOF
 fi
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/dsputil_altivec.c b/libavcodec/ppc/dsputil_altivec.c
index bb0fad4e48..6ff219e3b0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ppc/dsputil_altivec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/dsputil_altivec.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int sad8_altivec(void *v, uint8_t *pix1, uint8_t *pix2, int line_size, int h)
 
     sad = (vector unsigned int)vec_splat_u32(0);
 
-    permclear = (vector unsigned char)AVV(255,255,255,255,255,255,255,255,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0);
+    permclear = (vector unsigned char){255,255,255,255,255,255,255,255,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};
 
     for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
         /* Read potentially unaligned pixels into t1 and t2
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int sse8_altivec(void *v, uint8_t *pix1, uint8_t *pix2, int line_size, int h)
 
     sum = (vector unsigned int)vec_splat_u32(0);
 
-    permclear = (vector unsigned char)AVV(255,255,255,255,255,255,255,255,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0);
+    permclear = (vector unsigned char){255,255,255,255,255,255,255,255,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};
 
 
     for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
@@ -990,20 +990,20 @@ POWERPC_PERF_DECLARE(altivec_hadamard8_diff8x8_num, 1);
 POWERPC_PERF_START_COUNT(altivec_hadamard8_diff8x8_num, 1);
     {
     register const vector signed short vprod1 =(const vector signed short)
-                                        AVV( 1,-1, 1,-1, 1,-1, 1,-1);
+                                               { 1,-1, 1,-1, 1,-1, 1,-1 };
     register const vector signed short vprod2 =(const vector signed short)
-                                        AVV( 1, 1,-1,-1, 1, 1,-1,-1);
+                                               { 1, 1,-1,-1, 1, 1,-1,-1 };
     register const vector signed short vprod3 =(const vector signed short)
-                                        AVV( 1, 1, 1, 1,-1,-1,-1,-1);
+                                               { 1, 1, 1, 1,-1,-1,-1,-1 };
     register const vector unsigned char perm1 = (const vector unsigned char)
-      AVV(0x02, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x06, 0x07, 0x04, 0x05,
-          0x0A, 0x0B, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0E, 0x0F, 0x0C, 0x0D);
+        {0x02, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x06, 0x07, 0x04, 0x05,
+         0x0A, 0x0B, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0E, 0x0F, 0x0C, 0x0D};
     register const vector unsigned char perm2 = (const vector unsigned char)
-      AVV(0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03,
-          0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B);
+        {0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03,
+         0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B};
     register const vector unsigned char perm3 = (const vector unsigned char)
-      AVV(0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F,
-          0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07);
+        {0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F,
+         0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07};
 
 #define ONEITERBUTTERFLY(i, res)                                          \
     {                                                                     \
@@ -1130,23 +1130,23 @@ static int hadamard8_diff16x8_altivec(/*MpegEncContext*/ void *s, uint8_t *dst,
         (const vector unsigned char)vec_splat_u8(0);
     {
     register const vector signed short vprod1 REG_v(v16)=
-        (const vector signed short)AVV( 1,-1, 1,-1, 1,-1, 1,-1);
+        (const vector signed short){ 1,-1, 1,-1, 1,-1, 1,-1 };
     register const vector signed short vprod2 REG_v(v17)=
-        (const vector signed short)AVV( 1, 1,-1,-1, 1, 1,-1,-1);
+        (const vector signed short){ 1, 1,-1,-1, 1, 1,-1,-1 };
     register const vector signed short vprod3 REG_v(v18)=
-        (const vector signed short)AVV( 1, 1, 1, 1,-1,-1,-1,-1);
+        (const vector signed short){ 1, 1, 1, 1,-1,-1,-1,-1 };
     register const vector unsigned char perm1 REG_v(v19)=
         (const vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x02, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x06, 0x07, 0x04, 0x05,
-            0x0A, 0x0B, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0E, 0x0F, 0x0C, 0x0D);
+        {0x02, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x06, 0x07, 0x04, 0x05,
+         0x0A, 0x0B, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0E, 0x0F, 0x0C, 0x0D};
     register const vector unsigned char perm2 REG_v(v20)=
         (const vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03,
-            0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B);
+        {0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03,
+         0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B};
     register const vector unsigned char perm3 REG_v(v21)=
         (const vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F,
-            0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07);
+        {0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F,
+         0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07};
 
 #define ONEITERBUTTERFLY(i, res1, res2)                                   \
     {                                                                     \
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/fdct_altivec.c b/libavcodec/ppc/fdct_altivec.c
index ed2903f163..cb7577486b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ppc/fdct_altivec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/fdct_altivec.c
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
 
 
 static vector float fdctconsts[3] = {
-    AVV( W0, W1, W2, W3 ),
-    AVV( W4, W5, W6, W7 ),
-    AVV( W8, W9, WA, WB )
+    { W0, W1, W2, W3 },
+    { W4, W5, W6, W7 },
+    { W8, W9, WA, WB }
 };
 
 #define LD_W0 vec_splat(cnsts0, 0)
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/h264_altivec.c b/libavcodec/ppc/h264_altivec.c
index 04dad2e33d..87bd26871c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ppc/h264_altivec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/h264_altivec.c
@@ -208,15 +208,15 @@ void put_no_rnd_h264_chroma_mc8_altivec(uint8_t * dst, uint8_t * src, int stride
     vec_u8_t vdst, ppsum, fsum;
 
     if (((unsigned long)dst) % 16 == 0) {
-        fperm = (vec_u8_t)AVV(0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13,
+        fperm = (vec_u8_t){0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13,
                               0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17,
                               0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B,
-                              0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F);
+                           0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F};
     } else {
-        fperm = (vec_u8_t)AVV(0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03,
+        fperm = (vec_u8_t){0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03,
                               0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
                               0x18, 0x19, 0x1A, 0x1B,
-                              0x1C, 0x1D, 0x1E, 0x1F);
+                           0x1C, 0x1D, 0x1E, 0x1F};
     }
 
     vsrcAuc = vec_ld(0, src);
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ void ff_h264_idct8_add_altivec( uint8_t *dst, DCTELEM *dct, int stride ) {
     const vec_u16_t twov = vec_splat_u16(2);
     const vec_u16_t sixv = vec_splat_u16(6);
 
-    const vec_u8_t sel = (vec_u8_t) AVV(0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1);
+    const vec_u8_t sel = (vec_u8_t) {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1};
     LOAD_ZERO;
 
     dct[0] += 32; // rounding for the >>6 at the end
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/h264_template_altivec.c b/libavcodec/ppc/h264_template_altivec.c
index b4a5ddcdc5..d0f2fc0da7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ppc/h264_template_altivec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/h264_template_altivec.c
@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ void PREFIX_h264_chroma_mc8_altivec(uint8_t * dst, uint8_t * src,
   POWERPC_PERF_START_COUNT(PREFIX_h264_chroma_mc8_num, 1);
 
     if (((unsigned long)dst) % 16 == 0) {
-        fperm = (vec_u8_t)AVV(0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13,
+        fperm = (vec_u8_t){0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13,
                               0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17,
                               0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B,
-                              0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F);
+                           0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F};
     } else {
-        fperm = (vec_u8_t)AVV(0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03,
+        fperm = (vec_u8_t){0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03,
                               0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
                               0x18, 0x19, 0x1A, 0x1B,
-                              0x1C, 0x1D, 0x1E, 0x1F);
+                           0x1C, 0x1D, 0x1E, 0x1F};
     }
 
     vsrcAuc = vec_ld(0, src);
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@ static void PREFIX_h264_qpel16_hv_lowpass_altivec(uint8_t * dst, int16_t * tmp,
               pp1A, pp1B, pp2A, pp2B, psumA, psumB;
 
     const vec_u8_t mperm = (const vec_u8_t)
-      AVV(0x00, 0x08, 0x01, 0x09, 0x02, 0x0A, 0x03, 0x0B,
-          0x04, 0x0C, 0x05, 0x0D, 0x06, 0x0E, 0x07, 0x0F);
+        {0x00, 0x08, 0x01, 0x09, 0x02, 0x0A, 0x03, 0x0B,
+         0x04, 0x0C, 0x05, 0x0D, 0x06, 0x0E, 0x07, 0x0F};
     int16_t *tmpbis = tmp;
 
     vec_s16_t tmpM1ssA, tmpM1ssB, tmpM2ssA, tmpM2ssB,
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/idct_altivec.c b/libavcodec/ppc/idct_altivec.c
index 5d596b1acd..7acef487a6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ppc/idct_altivec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/idct_altivec.c
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@
 
 
 static const_vector_s16_t constants[5] = {
-    AVV(23170, 13573, 6518, 21895, -23170, -21895, 32, 31),
-    AVV(16384, 22725, 21407, 19266, 16384, 19266, 21407, 22725),
-    AVV(22725, 31521, 29692, 26722, 22725, 26722, 29692, 31521),
-    AVV(21407, 29692, 27969, 25172, 21407, 25172, 27969, 29692),
-    AVV(19266, 26722, 25172, 22654, 19266, 22654, 25172, 26722)
+    {23170, 13573,  6518, 21895, -23170, -21895,    32,    31},
+    {16384, 22725, 21407, 19266,  16384,  19266, 21407, 22725},
+    {22725, 31521, 29692, 26722,  22725,  26722, 29692, 31521},
+    {21407, 29692, 27969, 25172,  21407,  25172, 27969, 29692},
+    {19266, 26722, 25172, 22654,  19266,  22654, 25172, 26722}
 };
 
 void idct_put_altivec(uint8_t* dest, int stride, vector_s16_t* block)
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/mpegvideo_altivec.c b/libavcodec/ppc/mpegvideo_altivec.c
index f2e4fae092..4c9ae2da36 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ppc/mpegvideo_altivec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/mpegvideo_altivec.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ do { \
 }
 
 
-#define FOUROF(a) AVV(a,a,a,a)
+#define FOUROF(a) {a,a,a,a}
 
 int dct_quantize_altivec(MpegEncContext* s,
                          DCTELEM* data, int n,
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/util_altivec.h b/libavcodec/ppc/util_altivec.h
index 6a8afb1b22..74fc2ab1ce 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ppc/util_altivec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/util_altivec.h
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 #define WORD_s2 0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b
 #define WORD_s3 0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f
 
-#define vcprm(a,b,c,d) (const vector unsigned char)AVV(WORD_ ## a, WORD_ ## b, WORD_ ## c, WORD_ ## d)
-#define vcii(a,b,c,d) (const vector float)AVV(FLOAT_ ## a, FLOAT_ ## b, FLOAT_ ## c, FLOAT_ ## d)
+#define vcprm(a,b,c,d) (const vector unsigned char){WORD_ ## a, WORD_ ## b, WORD_ ## c, WORD_ ## d}
+#define vcii(a,b,c,d) (const vector float){FLOAT_ ## a, FLOAT_ ## b, FLOAT_ ## c, FLOAT_ ## d}
 
 // vcprmle is used to keep the same index as in the SSE version.
 // it's the same as vcprm, with the index inversed
diff --git a/libavutil/internal.h b/libavutil/internal.h
index ce4983bb2b..cc62d3b221 100644
--- a/libavutil/internal.h
+++ b/libavutil/internal.h
@@ -50,14 +50,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_ALTIVEC
-#ifdef HAVE_ALTIVEC_VECTOR_BRACES
-#define AVV(x...) {x}
-#else
-#define AVV(x...) (x)
-#endif
-#endif
-
 #ifndef M_PI
 #define M_PI    3.14159265358979323846
 #endif
diff --git a/libpostproc/postprocess_altivec_template.c b/libpostproc/postprocess_altivec_template.c
index 0842cdb629..159f99055b 100644
--- a/libpostproc/postprocess_altivec_template.c
+++ b/libpostproc/postprocess_altivec_template.c
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ static inline int vertClassify_altivec(uint8_t src[], int stride, PPContext *c)
 
     if (numEq > c->ppMode.flatnessThreshold){
         const vector unsigned char mmoP1 = (const vector unsigned char)
-            AVV(0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f,
-                0x00, 0x01, 0x12, 0x13, 0x08, 0x09, 0x1A, 0x1B);
+            {0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f,
+             0x00, 0x01, 0x12, 0x13, 0x08, 0x09, 0x1A, 0x1B};
         const vector unsigned char mmoP2 = (const vector unsigned char)
-            AVV(0x04, 0x05, 0x16, 0x17, 0x0C, 0x0D, 0x1E, 0x1F,
-                0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f);
+            {0x04, 0x05, 0x16, 0x17, 0x0C, 0x0D, 0x1E, 0x1F,
+             0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f};
         const vector unsigned char mmoP = (const vector unsigned char)
             vec_lvsl(8, (unsigned char*)0);
 
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ static inline void doVertLowPass_altivec(uint8_t *src, int stride, PPContext *c)
         COMPUTE_VR(7, 8, 9);
 
         const vector signed char neg1 = vec_splat_s8(-1);
-        const vector unsigned char permHH = (const vector unsigned char)AVV(0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
-                                                                            0x18, 0x19, 0x1A, 0x1B, 0x1C, 0x1D, 0x1E, 0x1F);
+        const vector unsigned char permHH = (const vector unsigned char){0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
+                                                                         0x18, 0x19, 0x1A, 0x1B, 0x1C, 0x1D, 0x1E, 0x1F};
 
 #define PACK_AND_STORE(i)                                       \
 {   const vector unsigned char perms##i =                       \
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ static inline void doVertDefFilter_altivec(uint8_t src[], int stride, PPContext
      const vector unsigned char st5 = vec_packsu(vb5plusd,  (vector signed short)zero);
 
      const vector signed char neg1 = vec_splat_s8(-1);
-     const vector unsigned char permHH = (const vector unsigned char)AVV(0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
-                                                                         0x18, 0x19, 0x1A, 0x1B, 0x1C, 0x1D, 0x1E, 0x1F);
+     const vector unsigned char permHH = (const vector unsigned char){0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
+                                                                      0x18, 0x19, 0x1A, 0x1B, 0x1C, 0x1D, 0x1E, 0x1F};
 
 #define STORE(i)                                                \
 {    const vector unsigned char perms##i =                      \
@@ -566,8 +566,8 @@ static inline void dering_altivec(uint8_t src[], int stride, PPContext *c) {
     vector unsigned char v_avg;
     {
     const vector unsigned char trunc_perm = (vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08,
-            0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18);
+        {0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08,
+         0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18};
     const vector unsigned char trunc_src12 = vec_perm(src1, src2, trunc_perm);
     const vector unsigned char trunc_src34 = vec_perm(src3, src4, trunc_perm);
     const vector unsigned char trunc_src56 = vec_perm(src5, src6, trunc_perm);
@@ -605,11 +605,11 @@ static inline void dering_altivec(uint8_t src[], int stride, PPContext *c) {
     DECLARE_ALIGNED(16, signed int, S[8]);
     {
     const vector unsigned short mask1 = (vector unsigned short)
-        AVV(0x0001, 0x0002, 0x0004, 0x0008,
-            0x0010, 0x0020, 0x0040, 0x0080);
+                                        {0x0001, 0x0002, 0x0004, 0x0008,
+                                         0x0010, 0x0020, 0x0040, 0x0080};
     const vector unsigned short mask2 = (vector unsigned short)
-        AVV(0x0100, 0x0200, 0x0000, 0x0000,
-            0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000);
+                                        {0x0100, 0x0200, 0x0000, 0x0000,
+                                         0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000};
 
     const vector unsigned int vuint32_16 = vec_sl(vec_splat_u32(1), vec_splat_u32(4));
     const vector unsigned int vuint32_1 = vec_splat_u32(1);
@@ -706,33 +706,33 @@ static inline void dering_altivec(uint8_t src[], int stride, PPContext *c) {
     const vector unsigned int vuint32_4 = vec_splat_u32(4);
 
     const vector unsigned char permA1 = (vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x1F, 0x1F,
-            0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F);
+        {0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x1F, 0x1F,
+         0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F};
     const vector unsigned char permA2 = (vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x10, 0x11,
-            0x12, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F);
+        {0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x10, 0x11,
+         0x12, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F};
     const vector unsigned char permA1inc = (vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00,
-            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
+        {0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00,
+         0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
     const vector unsigned char permA2inc = (vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x01,
-            0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
+        {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x01,
+         0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
     const vector unsigned char magic = (vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x01, 0x02, 0x01, 0x02, 0x04, 0x02, 0x01, 0x02,
-            0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
+        {0x01, 0x02, 0x01, 0x02, 0x04, 0x02, 0x01, 0x02,
+         0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
     const vector unsigned char extractPerm = (vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x01, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x01,
-            0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x01, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x01);
+        {0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x01, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x01,
+         0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x01, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x01};
     const vector unsigned char extractPermInc = (vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01,
-            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01);
+        {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01,
+         0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01};
     const vector unsigned char identity = vec_lvsl(0,(unsigned char *)0);
     const vector unsigned char tenRight = (vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
-            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
+        {0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+         0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
     const vector unsigned char eightLeft = (vector unsigned char)
-        AVV(0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
-            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x08);
+        {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+         0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x08};
 
 
 #define F_INIT(i)                                       \
@@ -979,8 +979,8 @@ static inline void RENAME(tempNoiseReducer)(uint8_t *src, int stride,
     }
 
     const vector signed char neg1 = vec_splat_s8(-1);
-    const vector unsigned char permHH = (const vector unsigned char)AVV(0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
-                                                                        0x18, 0x19, 0x1A, 0x1B, 0x1C, 0x1D, 0x1E, 0x1F);
+    const vector unsigned char permHH = (const vector unsigned char){0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
+                                                                     0x18, 0x19, 0x1A, 0x1B, 0x1C, 0x1D, 0x1E, 0x1F};
 
 #define PACK_AND_STORE(src, i)                                  \
     const vector unsigned char perms##src##i =                  \