diff --git a/libavcodec/cabac.c b/libavcodec/cabac.c
index dff0a91273..65579d8d3b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cabac.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cabac.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "libavutil/common.h"
+#include "libavutil/timer.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"
 #include "cabac.h"
 #include "cabac_functions.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/dnxhddec.c b/libavcodec/dnxhddec.c
index 42775dfd2b..7040fc34b3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dnxhddec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dnxhddec.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "libavutil/imgutils.h"
+#include "libavutil/timer.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"
 #include "dnxhddata.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c b/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c
index eaea242b6c..fb37a9d3e2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/attributes.h"
 #include "libavutil/internal.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
+#include "libavutil/timer.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "dsputil.h"
 #include "internal.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index e90f5712a5..3849d9b884 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/imgutils.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
 #include "libavutil/stereo3d.h"
+#include "libavutil/timer.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "cabac.h"
 #include "cabac_functions.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_cabac.c b/libavcodec/h264_cabac.c
index d35c408788..83aac22bbf 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_cabac.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_cabac.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #define UNCHECKED_BITSTREAM_READER 1
 
 #include "libavutil/attributes.h"
+#include "libavutil/timer.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "cabac.h"
 #include "cabac_functions.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/ivi_common.c b/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
index a4d24345a7..b24d44fc40 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #define BITSTREAM_READER_LE
 #include "libavutil/attributes.h"
+#include "libavutil/timer.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"
 #include "internal.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
index 2b3db2fb6f..39f40cc0ee 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/avassert.h"
 #include "libavutil/imgutils.h"
 #include "libavutil/internal.h"
+#include "libavutil/timer.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "dsputil.h"
 #include "h264chroma.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
index eb31814780..fa695ad20b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/mathematics.h"
 #include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
+#include "libavutil/timer.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "dct.h"
 #include "dsputil.h"
diff --git a/libavutil/aes.c b/libavutil/aes.c
index a3eb295e24..638fb81e8d 100644
--- a/libavutil/aes.c
+++ b/libavutil/aes.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "aes.h"
 #include "intreadwrite.h"
+#include "timer.h"
 
 typedef union {
     uint64_t u64[2];
diff --git a/libavutil/base64.c b/libavutil/base64.c
index 348690d32e..03ebce8b80 100644
--- a/libavutil/base64.c
+++ b/libavutil/base64.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "base64.h"
 #include "intreadwrite.h"
+#include "timer.h"
 
 /* ---------------- private code */
 static const uint8_t map2[256] =
diff --git a/libavutil/eval.c b/libavutil/eval.c
index 635e538af5..4a313bfad4 100644
--- a/libavutil/eval.c
+++ b/libavutil/eval.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "mathematics.h"
 #include "time.h"
 #include "avstring.h"
+#include "timer.h"
 
 typedef struct Parser {
     const AVClass *class;
diff --git a/libavutil/internal.h b/libavutil/internal.h
index 9c5546f3b1..4de5226d97 100644
--- a/libavutil/internal.h
+++ b/libavutil/internal.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include "config.h"
 #include "attributes.h"
-#include "timer.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "dict.h"
 #include "version.h"