diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index da063b5623..96ea77ae96 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -2684,20 +2684,6 @@ int img_crop(AVPicture *dst, const AVPicture *src,
 int img_pad(AVPicture *dst, const AVPicture *src, int height, int width, int pix_fmt,
             int padtop, int padbottom, int padleft, int padright, int *color);
 
-/* endian macros */
-#if !defined(BE_16) || !defined(BE_32) || !defined(LE_16) || !defined(LE_32)
-#define BE_16(x)  ((((uint8_t*)(x))[0] << 8) | ((uint8_t*)(x))[1])
-#define BE_32(x)  ((((uint8_t*)(x))[0] << 24) | \
-                   (((uint8_t*)(x))[1] << 16) | \
-                   (((uint8_t*)(x))[2] << 8) | \
-                    ((uint8_t*)(x))[3])
-#define LE_16(x)  ((((uint8_t*)(x))[1] << 8) | ((uint8_t*)(x))[0])
-#define LE_32(x)  ((((uint8_t*)(x))[3] << 24) | \
-                   (((uint8_t*)(x))[2] << 16) | \
-                   (((uint8_t*)(x))[1] << 8) | \
-                    ((uint8_t*)(x))[0])
-#endif
-
 extern unsigned int av_xiphlacing(unsigned char *s, unsigned int v);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/libavcodec/dsputil.h b/libavcodec/dsputil.h
index 35deb6aabc..b76f9a1c6c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dsputil.h
+++ b/libavcodec/dsputil.h
@@ -590,30 +590,6 @@ void dsputil_init_bfin(DSPContext* c, AVCodecContext *avctx);
 
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-
-struct unaligned_64 { uint64_t l; } __attribute__((packed));
-struct unaligned_32 { uint32_t l; } __attribute__((packed));
-struct unaligned_16 { uint16_t l; } __attribute__((packed));
-
-#define LD16(a) (((const struct unaligned_16 *) (a))->l)
-#define LD32(a) (((const struct unaligned_32 *) (a))->l)
-#define LD64(a) (((const struct unaligned_64 *) (a))->l)
-
-#define ST16(a, b) (((struct unaligned_16 *) (a))->l) = (b)
-#define ST32(a, b) (((struct unaligned_32 *) (a))->l) = (b)
-
-#else /* __GNUC__ */
-
-#define LD16(a) (*((uint16_t*)(a)))
-#define LD32(a) (*((uint32_t*)(a)))
-#define LD64(a) (*((uint64_t*)(a)))
-
-#define ST16(a, b) *((uint16_t*)(a)) = (b)
-#define ST32(a, b) *((uint32_t*)(a)) = (b)
-
-#endif /* !__GNUC__ */
-
 /* PSNR */
 void get_psnr(uint8_t *orig_image[3], uint8_t *coded_image[3],
               int orig_linesize[3], int coded_linesize,
diff --git a/libavutil/internal.h b/libavutil/internal.h
index 4cb0d2a7e2..506e017192 100644
--- a/libavutil/internal.h
+++ b/libavutil/internal.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #    define ENODATA  61
 #endif
 
+#include "intreadwrite.h"
 #include "bswap.h"
 
 #include <stddef.h>
diff --git a/libavutil/intreadwrite.h b/libavutil/intreadwrite.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c43f9d6517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/intreadwrite.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef INTREADWRITE_H
+#define INTREADWRITE_H
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+
+struct unaligned_64 { uint64_t l; } __attribute__((packed));
+struct unaligned_32 { uint32_t l; } __attribute__((packed));
+struct unaligned_16 { uint16_t l; } __attribute__((packed));
+
+#define LD16(a) (((const struct unaligned_16 *) (a))->l)
+#define LD32(a) (((const struct unaligned_32 *) (a))->l)
+#define LD64(a) (((const struct unaligned_64 *) (a))->l)
+
+#define ST16(a, b) (((struct unaligned_16 *) (a))->l) = (b)
+#define ST32(a, b) (((struct unaligned_32 *) (a))->l) = (b)
+
+#else /* __GNUC__ */
+
+#define LD16(a) (*((uint16_t*)(a)))
+#define LD32(a) (*((uint32_t*)(a)))
+#define LD64(a) (*((uint64_t*)(a)))
+
+#define ST16(a, b) *((uint16_t*)(a)) = (b)
+#define ST32(a, b) *((uint32_t*)(a)) = (b)
+
+#endif /* !__GNUC__ */
+
+/* endian macros */
+#if !defined(BE_16) || !defined(BE_32) || !defined(LE_16) || !defined(LE_32)
+#define BE_16(x)  ((((uint8_t*)(x))[0] << 8) | ((uint8_t*)(x))[1])
+#define BE_32(x)  ((((uint8_t*)(x))[0] << 24) | \
+                   (((uint8_t*)(x))[1] << 16) | \
+                   (((uint8_t*)(x))[2] << 8) | \
+                    ((uint8_t*)(x))[3])
+#define LE_16(x)  ((((uint8_t*)(x))[1] << 8) | ((uint8_t*)(x))[0])
+#define LE_32(x)  ((((uint8_t*)(x))[3] << 24) | \
+                   (((uint8_t*)(x))[2] << 16) | \
+                   (((uint8_t*)(x))[1] << 8) | \
+                    ((uint8_t*)(x))[0])
+#endif
+
+#endif /* INTREADWRITE_H */