diff --git a/libavcodec/h263dec.c b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
index 89362d209b..d14e232640 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h263dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include "mpegvideo.h"
 #include "msmpeg4.h"
 #include "qpeldsp.h"
-#include "vdpau_internal.h"
+#include "vdpau_compat.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 
 static enum AVPixelFormat h263_get_format(AVCodecContext *avctx)
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 1ba0e95924..9a002142cc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #include "rectangle.h"
 #include "svq3.h"
 #include "thread.h"
-#include "vdpau_internal.h"
+#include "vdpau_compat.h"
 
 const uint16_t ff_h264_mb_sizes[4] = { 256, 384, 512, 768 };
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_picture.c b/libavcodec/h264_picture.c
index 14d8f19ef8..bf1471de51 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_picture.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_picture.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "mpegutils.h"
 #include "rectangle.h"
 #include "thread.h"
-#include "vdpau_internal.h"
+#include "vdpau_compat.h"
 
 void ff_h264_unref_picture(H264Context *h, H264Picture *pic)
 {
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
index f180c3d62b..f321abc6d9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "mpegvideo.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "version.h"
-#include "vdpau_internal.h"
+#include "vdpau_compat.h"
 #include "xvmc_internal.h"
 
 typedef struct Mpeg1Context {
diff --git a/libavcodec/vc1dec.c b/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
index eab6792f36..0db7d02e5c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "msmpeg4data.h"
 #include "vc1.h"
 #include "vc1data.h"
-#include "vdpau_internal.h"
+#include "vdpau_compat.h"
 #include "libavutil/avassert.h"
 
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau.c b/libavcodec/vdpau.c
index 0c3893507e..62d99601c7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include "vdpau.h"
+#include "vdpau_compat.h"
 #include "vdpau_internal.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau_compat.h b/libavcodec/vdpau_compat.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b4b0865c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau_compat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Video Decode and Presentation API for UNIX (VDPAU) is used for
+ * HW decode acceleration for MPEG-1/2, H.264 and VC-1.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 NVIDIA
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVCODEC_VDPAU_COMPAT_H
+#define AVCODEC_VDPAU_COMPAT_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "h264.h"
+#include "mpeg4video.h"
+
+void ff_vdpau_add_data_chunk(uint8_t *data, const uint8_t *buf,
+                             int buf_size);
+
+void ff_vdpau_mpeg_picture_complete(MpegEncContext *s, const uint8_t *buf,
+                                    int buf_size, int slice_count);
+
+void ff_vdpau_h264_picture_start(H264Context *h);
+void ff_vdpau_h264_set_reference_frames(H264Context *h);
+void ff_vdpau_h264_picture_complete(H264Context *h);
+
+void ff_vdpau_vc1_decode_picture(MpegEncContext *s, const uint8_t *buf,
+                                 int buf_size);
+
+void ff_vdpau_mpeg4_decode_picture(Mpeg4DecContext *s, const uint8_t *buf,
+                                   int buf_size);
+
+#endif /* AVCODEC_VDPAU_COMPAT_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau_internal.h b/libavcodec/vdpau_internal.h
index cc49db8433..6f762e41db 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau_internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau_internal.h
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@
 #if CONFIG_VDPAU
 #include <vdpau/vdpau.h>
 #endif
-#include "h264.h"
 
 #include "libavutil/frame.h"
 
 #include "avcodec.h"
-#include "mpeg4video.h"
 
 /** Extract VdpVideoSurface from an AVFrame */
 static inline uintptr_t ff_vdpau_get_surface_id(AVFrame *pic)
@@ -125,21 +123,4 @@ int ff_vdpau_mpeg_end_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx);
 int ff_vdpau_add_buffer(struct vdpau_picture_context *pic, const uint8_t *buf,
                         uint32_t buf_size);
 
-
-void ff_vdpau_add_data_chunk(uint8_t *data, const uint8_t *buf,
-                             int buf_size);
-
-void ff_vdpau_mpeg_picture_complete(MpegEncContext *s, const uint8_t *buf,
-                                    int buf_size, int slice_count);
-
-void ff_vdpau_h264_picture_start(H264Context *h);
-void ff_vdpau_h264_set_reference_frames(H264Context *h);
-void ff_vdpau_h264_picture_complete(H264Context *h);
-
-void ff_vdpau_vc1_decode_picture(MpegEncContext *s, const uint8_t *buf,
-                                 int buf_size);
-
-void ff_vdpau_mpeg4_decode_picture(Mpeg4DecContext *s, const uint8_t *buf,
-                                   int buf_size);
-
 #endif /* AVCODEC_VDPAU_INTERNAL_H */