diff --git a/libavutil/avutil.h b/libavutil/avutil.h
index e3bc6c72faac057931b79f15752afaf702245a48..cdd4f7131c59b61a9d8709ae3be982c4d833bdd2 100644
--- a/libavutil/avutil.h
+++ b/libavutil/avutil.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define AV_VERSION(a, b, c) AV_VERSION_DOT(a, b, c)
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR 51
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  3
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  4
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO  0
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT   AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR, \
diff --git a/libavutil/cpu.c b/libavutil/cpu.c
index 66262b9afd84317369ba26d09b4220235401cdc9..c439a830c52a22ab028341d8ede223ffa526a3ae 100644
--- a/libavutil/cpu.c
+++ b/libavutil/cpu.c
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
+static int flags, checked;
+
+void av_force_cpu_flags(int arg){
+    flags   = arg;
+    checked = 1;
+}
+
 int av_get_cpu_flags(void)
 {
-    static int flags, checked;
-
     if (checked)
         return flags;
 
diff --git a/libavutil/cpu.h b/libavutil/cpu.h
index 4ec3a27d7c08f29bc0da70b538bcf78758d76979..da93fb5f69b9e2abed9135340533a189a88dca74 100644
--- a/libavutil/cpu.h
+++ b/libavutil/cpu.h
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@
  */
 int av_get_cpu_flags(void);
 
+
+/**
+ * Disables cpu detection and forces the specified flags.
+ */
+void av_force_cpu_flags(int flags);
+
+
 /* The following CPU-specific functions shall not be called directly. */
 int ff_get_cpu_flags_arm(void);
 int ff_get_cpu_flags_ppc(void);