diff --git a/libavcodec/bitstream.c b/libavcodec/bitstream.c
index a0d2a982c0238712a6be1870e2d44201953ed719..656ac47d9604e49d8b734a0c11ba2875e302b32d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bitstream.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bitstream.c
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "mathops.h"
-#include "get_bits.h"
 #include "put_bits.h"
+#include "vlc.h"
 
 const uint8_t ff_log2_run[41]={
  0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1,
diff --git a/libavcodec/get_bits.h b/libavcodec/get_bits.h
index ce765119e7ee750911e0d6033643a4e76c410a35..66374f523d689323be8ec6954c8dd44534c8035b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/get_bits.h
+++ b/libavcodec/get_bits.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"
 #include "libavutil/log.h"
 #include "mathops.h"
+#include "vlc.h"
 
 /*
  * Safe bitstream reading:
@@ -59,20 +60,6 @@ typedef struct GetBitContext {
 #endif
 } GetBitContext;
 
-#define VLC_TYPE int16_t
-
-typedef struct VLC {
-    int bits;
-    VLC_TYPE (*table)[2]; ///< code, bits
-    int table_size, table_allocated;
-} VLC;
-
-typedef struct RL_VLC_ELEM {
-    int16_t level;
-    int8_t len;
-    uint8_t run;
-} RL_VLC_ELEM;
-
 /* Bitstream reader API docs:
  * name
  *   arbitrary name which is used as prefix for the internal variables
@@ -421,33 +408,6 @@ static inline const uint8_t *align_get_bits(GetBitContext *s)
     return s->buffer + (s->index >> 3);
 }
 
-#define init_vlc(vlc, nb_bits, nb_codes,                \
-                 bits, bits_wrap, bits_size,            \
-                 codes, codes_wrap, codes_size,         \
-                 flags)                                 \
-    ff_init_vlc_sparse(vlc, nb_bits, nb_codes,          \
-                       bits, bits_wrap, bits_size,      \
-                       codes, codes_wrap, codes_size,   \
-                       NULL, 0, 0, flags)
-
-int ff_init_vlc_sparse(VLC *vlc, int nb_bits, int nb_codes,
-                       const void *bits, int bits_wrap, int bits_size,
-                       const void *codes, int codes_wrap, int codes_size,
-                       const void *symbols, int symbols_wrap, int symbols_size,
-                       int flags);
-void ff_free_vlc(VLC *vlc);
-
-#define INIT_VLC_LE             2
-#define INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC 4
-
-#define INIT_VLC_STATIC(vlc, bits, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, static_size)       \
-    do {                                                                   \
-        static VLC_TYPE table[static_size][2];                             \
-        (vlc)->table           = table;                                    \
-        (vlc)->table_allocated = static_size;                              \
-        init_vlc(vlc, bits, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC); \
-    } while (0)
-
 /**
  * If the vlc code is invalid and max_depth=1, then no bits will be removed.
  * If the vlc code is invalid and max_depth>1, then the number of bits removed
diff --git a/libavcodec/huffman.c b/libavcodec/huffman.c
index 2a3db87df3720a740589bd8486ff82abd57ae104..3b15aa268445144c2afdfda5dab217832035fb90 100644
--- a/libavcodec/huffman.c
+++ b/libavcodec/huffman.c
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include"libavutil/common.h"
+
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "huffman.h"
+#include "vlc.h"
 
 /* symbol for Huffman tree node */
 #define HNODE -1
diff --git a/libavcodec/huffman.h b/libavcodec/huffman.h
index c9eeb3736b350758fac59bc6e468f2c7e8c27ed5..87cbe4b421844bf16696e1f0797bcf10e524b05f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/huffman.h
+++ b/libavcodec/huffman.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define AVCODEC_HUFFMAN_H
 
 #include "avcodec.h"
-#include "get_bits.h"
+#include "vlc.h"
 
 typedef struct Node {
     int16_t  sym;
diff --git a/libavcodec/rl.c b/libavcodec/rl.c
index 5bc1f91563a4d5984cedc0d1aaf30ba8c2ad6cc5..9a9cbd94d1acb21f39370999b21aa696c311e85e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rl.c
+++ b/libavcodec/rl.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "libavutil/attributes.h"
 #include "libavutil/mem.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/rl.h b/libavcodec/rl.h
index e4a622f322a022266105b39a3e89ccc159c6a4ae..a5725cea518ed3fad8469c50791fbfbb66b9abfc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rl.h
+++ b/libavcodec/rl.h
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 #define AVCODEC_RL_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include "get_bits.h"
+
+#include "vlc.h"
 
 /* run length table */
 #define MAX_RUN    64
diff --git a/libavcodec/vlc.h b/libavcodec/vlc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4ade824391d97e3ecd57ebcf5d0d13a28b102706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/vlc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Libav.
+ *
+ * Libav is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Libav is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with Libav; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVCODEC_VLC_H
+#define AVCODEC_VLC_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define VLC_TYPE int16_t
+
+typedef struct VLC {
+    int bits;
+    VLC_TYPE (*table)[2]; ///< code, bits
+    int table_size, table_allocated;
+} VLC;
+
+typedef struct RL_VLC_ELEM {
+    int16_t level;
+    int8_t len;
+    uint8_t run;
+} RL_VLC_ELEM;
+
+#define init_vlc(vlc, nb_bits, nb_codes,                \
+                 bits, bits_wrap, bits_size,            \
+                 codes, codes_wrap, codes_size,         \
+                 flags)                                 \
+    ff_init_vlc_sparse(vlc, nb_bits, nb_codes,          \
+                       bits, bits_wrap, bits_size,      \
+                       codes, codes_wrap, codes_size,   \
+                       NULL, 0, 0, flags)
+
+int ff_init_vlc_sparse(VLC *vlc, int nb_bits, int nb_codes,
+                       const void *bits, int bits_wrap, int bits_size,
+                       const void *codes, int codes_wrap, int codes_size,
+                       const void *symbols, int symbols_wrap, int symbols_size,
+                       int flags);
+void ff_free_vlc(VLC *vlc);
+
+#define INIT_VLC_LE             2
+#define INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC 4
+
+#define INIT_VLC_STATIC(vlc, bits, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, static_size)       \
+    do {                                                                   \
+        static VLC_TYPE table[static_size][2];                             \
+        (vlc)->table           = table;                                    \
+        (vlc)->table_allocated = static_size;                              \
+        init_vlc(vlc, bits, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC); \
+    } while (0)
+
+#endif /* AVCODEC_VLC_H */