diff --git a/libavcodec/internal.h b/libavcodec/internal.h
index 89f5aa2715..fbee41132b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/internal.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #ifdef TRACE
 #   define ff_tlog(ctx, ...) av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_TRACE, __VA_ARGS__)
 #else
-#   define ff_tlog(ctx, ...) while(0)
+#   define ff_tlog(ctx, ...) while(0) {}
 #endif