diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 5df6a8aedc..ddca770cc4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -2770,7 +2770,6 @@ int avcodec_get_context_defaults3(AVCodecContext *s, const AVCodec *codec);
  */
 const AVClass *avcodec_get_class(void);
 
-#if FF_API_COPY_CONTEXT
 /**
  * Get the AVClass for AVFrame. It can be used in combination with
  * AV_OPT_SEARCH_FAKE_OBJ for examining options.
@@ -2787,6 +2786,7 @@ const AVClass *avcodec_get_frame_class(void);
  */
 const AVClass *avcodec_get_subtitle_rect_class(void);
 
+#if FF_API_COPY_CONTEXT
 /**
  * Copy the settings of the source AVCodecContext into the destination
  * AVCodecContext. The resulting destination codec context will be