diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 90abdb2e6f..48114d988b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -37,15 +37,16 @@
 #include "libavutil/dict.h"
 #include "libavutil/frame.h"
 #include "libavutil/log.h"
-#if FF_API_FAST_MALLOC
-// to provide fast_*alloc
-#include "libavutil/mem.h"
-#endif
 #include "libavutil/pixfmt.h"
 #include "libavutil/rational.h"
 
 #include "version.h"
 
+#if FF_API_FAST_MALLOC
+// to provide fast_*alloc
+#include "libavutil/mem.h"
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @defgroup libavc Encoding/Decoding Library
  * @{