diff --git a/libavcodec/msmpeg4data.c b/libavcodec/msmpeg4data.c
index 63f30ac544..7b54eea221 100644
--- a/libavcodec/msmpeg4data.c
+++ b/libavcodec/msmpeg4data.c
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 #include "h263data.h"
 #include "mpeg4videodata.h"
 #include "msmpeg4data.h"
+#include "rl.h"
+#include "vlc.h"
+#include "libavutil/attributes.h"
+#include "libavutil/thread.h"
 
 uint32_t ff_v2_dc_lum_table[512][2];
 uint32_t ff_v2_dc_chroma_table[512][2];
@@ -38,6 +42,32 @@ VLC ff_msmp4_mb_i_vlc;
 VLC ff_msmp4_dc_luma_vlc[2];
 VLC ff_msmp4_dc_chroma_vlc[2];
 
+static av_cold void msmp4_vc1_vlcs_init(void)
+{
+    INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_msmp4_dc_luma_vlc[0], MSMP4_DC_VLC_BITS, 120,
+                    &ff_table0_dc_lum[0][1], 8, 4,
+                    &ff_table0_dc_lum[0][0], 8, 4, 1158);
+    INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_msmp4_dc_chroma_vlc[0], MSMP4_DC_VLC_BITS, 120,
+                    &ff_table0_dc_chroma[0][1], 8, 4,
+                    &ff_table0_dc_chroma[0][0], 8, 4, 1118);
+    INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_msmp4_dc_luma_vlc[1], MSMP4_DC_VLC_BITS, 120,
+                    &ff_table1_dc_lum[0][1], 8, 4,
+                    &ff_table1_dc_lum[0][0], 8, 4, 1476);
+    INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_msmp4_dc_chroma_vlc[1], MSMP4_DC_VLC_BITS, 120,
+                    &ff_table1_dc_chroma[0][1], 8, 4,
+                    &ff_table1_dc_chroma[0][0], 8, 4, 1216);
+
+    INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_msmp4_mb_i_vlc, MSMP4_MB_INTRA_VLC_BITS, 64,
+                    &ff_msmp4_mb_i_table[0][1], 4, 2,
+                    &ff_msmp4_mb_i_table[0][0], 4, 2, 536);
+}
+
+av_cold void ff_msmp4_vc1_vlcs_init_once(void)
+{
+    static AVOnce init_static_once = AV_ONCE_INIT;
+    ff_thread_once(&init_static_once, msmp4_vc1_vlcs_init);
+}
+
 /* intra picture macroblock coded block pattern */
 const uint16_t ff_msmp4_mb_i_table[64][2] = {
     {  0x1, 1 }, {  0x17,  6 }, {   0x9,  5 }, {   0x5,  5 },
diff --git a/libavcodec/msmpeg4data.h b/libavcodec/msmpeg4data.h
index 4f904d7610..ccbfde36f7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/msmpeg4data.h
+++ b/libavcodec/msmpeg4data.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ typedef struct MVTable {
 } MVTable;
 
 FF_VISIBILITY_PUSH_HIDDEN
+void ff_msmp4_vc1_vlcs_init_once(void);
+
 #define MSMP4_MB_INTRA_VLC_BITS 9
 extern VLC ff_msmp4_mb_i_vlc;
 #define MSMP4_DC_VLC_BITS 9
diff --git a/libavcodec/msmpeg4dec.c b/libavcodec/msmpeg4dec.c
index a7ba53f68e..2be8cf2bf6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/msmpeg4dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/msmpeg4dec.c
@@ -316,19 +316,6 @@ static av_cold void msmpeg4_decode_init_static(void)
                     mv->table_mv_bits, 1, 1,
                     mv->table_mv_code, 2, 2, 2694);
 
-    INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_msmp4_dc_luma_vlc[0], MSMP4_DC_VLC_BITS, 120,
-                    &ff_table0_dc_lum[0][1], 8, 4,
-                    &ff_table0_dc_lum[0][0], 8, 4, 1158);
-    INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_msmp4_dc_chroma_vlc[0], MSMP4_DC_VLC_BITS, 120,
-                    &ff_table0_dc_chroma[0][1], 8, 4,
-                    &ff_table0_dc_chroma[0][0], 8, 4, 1118);
-    INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_msmp4_dc_luma_vlc[1], MSMP4_DC_VLC_BITS, 120,
-                    &ff_table1_dc_lum[0][1], 8, 4,
-                    &ff_table1_dc_lum[0][0], 8, 4, 1476);
-    INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_msmp4_dc_chroma_vlc[1], MSMP4_DC_VLC_BITS, 120,
-                    &ff_table1_dc_chroma[0][1], 8, 4,
-                    &ff_table1_dc_chroma[0][0], 8, 4, 1216);
-
     INIT_VLC_STATIC(&v2_dc_lum_vlc, MSMP4_DC_VLC_BITS, 512,
                     &ff_v2_dc_lum_table[0][1], 8, 4,
                     &ff_v2_dc_lum_table[0][0], 8, 4, 1472);
@@ -354,13 +341,10 @@ static av_cold void msmpeg4_decode_init_static(void)
         offset += ff_mb_non_intra_vlc[i].table_size;
     }
 
-    INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_msmp4_mb_i_vlc, MSMP4_MB_INTRA_VLC_BITS, 64,
-                    &ff_msmp4_mb_i_table[0][1], 4, 2,
-                    &ff_msmp4_mb_i_table[0][0], 4, 2, 536);
-
     INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_inter_intra_vlc, INTER_INTRA_VLC_BITS, 4,
                     &ff_table_inter_intra[0][1], 2, 1,
                     &ff_table_inter_intra[0][0], 2, 1, 8);
+    ff_msmp4_vc1_vlcs_init_once();
 }
 
 av_cold int ff_msmpeg4_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)