diff --git a/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h b/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h
index 949f6ebf9b..1b7a2e77b2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #include "libavutil/frame.h"
 
+#include "avcodec.h"
+
 #define QSV_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define QSV_VERSION_MINOR 1