diff --git a/libavcodec/internal.h b/libavcodec/internal.h
index 64120ea92a..e5824cc62d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/internal.h
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@
 #define FF_DEFAULT_QUANT_BIAS 999999
 #endif
 
+#if !FF_API_QSCALE_TYPE
+#define FF_QSCALE_TYPE_MPEG1 0
+#define FF_QSCALE_TYPE_MPEG2 1
+#define FF_QSCALE_TYPE_H264  2
+#define FF_QSCALE_TYPE_VP56  3
+#endif
+
 #define FF_SANE_NB_CHANNELS 64U
 
 #define FF_SIGNBIT(x) ((x) >> CHAR_BIT * sizeof(x) - 1)