diff --git a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
index 6dbc9b2bcd..15106f3653 100644
--- a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
+++ b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@
             avcodec_register(&ff_##x##_decoder);                        \
     }
 
-#define REGISTER_ENCDEC(X, x)                                           \
-    REGISTER_ENCODER(X, x);                                             \
-    REGISTER_DECODER(X,x)
+/* Warning: do not split this line, it will break configure script */
+#define REGISTER_ENCDEC(X, x) REGISTER_ENCODER(X, x); REGISTER_DECODER(X,x)
 
 #define REGISTER_PARSER(X, x)                                           \
     {                                                                   \
diff --git a/libavdevice/alldevices.c b/libavdevice/alldevices.c
index 1abf21b50d..d1a5fd81c4 100644
--- a/libavdevice/alldevices.c
+++ b/libavdevice/alldevices.c
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@
             av_register_input_format(&ff_##x##_demuxer);                \
     }
 
-#define REGISTER_INOUTDEV(X, x)                                         \
-    REGISTER_OUTDEV(X, x);                                              \
-    REGISTER_INDEV(X, x)
+/* Warning: do not split this line, it will break configure script */
+#define REGISTER_INOUTDEV(X, x) REGISTER_OUTDEV(X, x); REGISTER_INDEV(X, x)
 
 void avdevice_register_all(void)
 {
diff --git a/libavformat/allformats.c b/libavformat/allformats.c
index 739f5a1f76..e831398f37 100644
--- a/libavformat/allformats.c
+++ b/libavformat/allformats.c
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@
             av_register_input_format(&ff_##x##_demuxer);                \
     }
 
-#define REGISTER_MUXDEMUX(X, x)                                         \
-    REGISTER_MUXER(X, x);                                               \
-    REGISTER_DEMUXER(X,x)
+/* Warning: do not split this line, it will break configure script */
+#define REGISTER_MUXDEMUX(X, x) REGISTER_MUXER(X, x); REGISTER_DEMUXER(X,x)
 
 #define REGISTER_PROTOCOL(X, x)                                         \
     {                                                                   \