diff --git a/libavcodec/me_cmp.h b/libavcodec/me_cmp.h
index c6de2d0061..90ea76c891 100644
--- a/libavcodec/me_cmp.h
+++ b/libavcodec/me_cmp.h
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "libavutil/attributes_internal.h"
+
 #include "avcodec.h"
 
-extern const uint32_t ff_square_tab[512];
+extern const uint32_t attribute_visibility_hidden ff_square_tab[512];
 
 
 /* minimum alignment rules ;)