diff --git a/libavfilter/dnn_interface.h b/libavfilter/dnn_interface.h
index 1e2842425a..9533c88829 100644
--- a/libavfilter/dnn_interface.h
+++ b/libavfilter/dnn_interface.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "libavutil/frame.h"
-typedef struct AVFilterContext AVFilterContext;
+#include "avfilter.h"
 
 typedef enum {DNN_SUCCESS, DNN_ERROR} DNNReturnType;