diff --git a/libavutil/internal.h b/libavutil/internal.h
index d84b473665..5ff2e4ca51 100644
--- a/libavutil/internal.h
+++ b/libavutil/internal.h
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@
     }\
 }
 
+#define FF_PTR_ADD(ptr, off) ((off) ? (ptr) + (off) : (ptr))
+
 #include "libm.h"
 
 /**