diff --git a/libavcodec/huffman.h b/libavcodec/huffman.h
index 41d6d5ad49..57fbefa1e9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/huffman.h
+++ b/libavcodec/huffman.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define FFMPEG_HUFFMAN_H
 
 #include "avcodec.h"
+#include "bitstream.h"
 
 typedef struct {
     int16_t  sym;