diff --git a/libavcodec/snow.c b/libavcodec/snow.c
index 5362ae4d5e..e2ecdf053f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/snow.c
+++ b/libavcodec/snow.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int ff_snow_alloc_blocks(SnowContext *s){
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void init_qexp(void){
+static av_cold void init_qexp(void){
     int i;
     double v=128;