diff --git a/postproc/swscale.c b/postproc/swscale.c
index 891352121c..dbe7203383 100644
--- a/postproc/swscale.c
+++ b/postproc/swscale.c
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ untested special converters
 #else
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_ALTIVEC_H
-#include <altivec.h>
-#endif
 #include "swscale.h"
 #include "swscale_internal.h"
 #include "../cpudetect.h"
diff --git a/postproc/swscale_internal.h b/postproc/swscale_internal.h
index c6d5a2f974..c7761ee1a4 100644
--- a/postproc/swscale_internal.h
+++ b/postproc/swscale_internal.h
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #ifndef SWSCALE_INTERNAL_H
 #define SWSCALE_INTERNAL_H
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ALTIVEC_H
+#include <altivec.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "../mp_msg.h"
 
 #define MSG_WARN(args...) mp_msg(MSGT_SWS,MSGL_WARN, ##args )