diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 3a91cfd7f2..3551e3a4a8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -3592,7 +3592,9 @@ typedef struct AVHWAccel {
  * @deprecated use AVFrame or imgutils functions instead
  */
 typedef struct AVPicture {
+    attribute_deprecated
     uint8_t *data[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS];    ///< pointers to the image data planes
+    attribute_deprecated
     int linesize[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS];     ///< number of bytes per line
 } AVPicture;