diff --git a/k9author/k9avidecode.cpp b/k9author/k9avidecode.cpp
index 3910ce9..3931337 100644
--- a/k9author/k9avidecode.cpp
+++ b/k9author/k9avidecode.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ void *SwscaleHandle=0;
 int glibref=0;
 
 #ifdef NEW_FFMPEG
-#ifdef NEEDS_AV_FREE_PACKET
 void av_free_packet_internal(AVPacket *pkt)
 {
   if (pkt) {
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ void av_free_packet_internal(AVPacket *pkt)
   }
 }
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SWSCALE
 #include "libswscale/swscale.h"