diff --git a/libavformat/avformat.h b/libavformat/avformat.h
index fb69852f45..6933624f26 100644
--- a/libavformat/avformat.h
+++ b/libavformat/avformat.h
@@ -1015,7 +1015,6 @@ typedef struct AVStream {
     /**
      * Number of packets to buffer for codec probing
      */
-#define MAX_PROBE_PACKETS 2500
     int probe_packets;
 
     /**
diff --git a/libavformat/internal.h b/libavformat/internal.h
index 77914d802c..352739e7dd 100644
--- a/libavformat/internal.h
+++ b/libavformat/internal.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #define PROBE_BUF_MIN 2048
 #define PROBE_BUF_MAX (1 << 20)
 
+#define MAX_PROBE_PACKETS 2500
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #    define hex_dump_debug(class, buf, size) av_hex_dump_log(class, AV_LOG_DEBUG, buf, size)
 #else