diff --git a/libavcodec/bitstream.h b/libavcodec/bitstream.h
index e1ec934b28..8941da24cb 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bitstream.h
+++ b/libavcodec/bitstream.h
@@ -946,4 +946,9 @@ static inline int decode210(GetBitContext *gb){
         return 2 - get_bits1(gb);
 }
 
+static inline int get_bits_left(GetBitContext *gb)
+{
+    return gb->size_in_bits - get_bits_count(gb);
+}
+
 #endif /* AVCODEC_BITSTREAM_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/dv.c b/libavcodec/dv.c
index 59ebb088e6..be4a746de5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dv.c
@@ -414,11 +414,6 @@ static const int vs_total_ac_bits = (100 * 4 + 68*2) * 5;
 /* see dv_88_areas and dv_248_areas for details */
 static const int mb_area_start[5] = { 1, 6, 21, 43, 64 };
 
-static inline int get_bits_left(GetBitContext *s)
-{
-    return s->size_in_bits - get_bits_count(s);
-}
-
 static inline int put_bits_left(PutBitContext* s)
 {
     return (s->buf_end - s->buf) * 8 - put_bits_count(s);