diff --git a/libavcodec/bitstream.c b/libavcodec/bitstream.c
index 924cc519a2..1acb7a337d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bitstream.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bitstream.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "libavutil/atomic.h"
 #include "libavutil/avassert.h"
+#include "libavutil/qsort.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "mathops.h"
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ int ff_init_vlc_sparse(VLC *vlc_arg, int nb_bits, int nb_codes,
     }
     COPY(buf[j].bits > nb_bits);
     // qsort is the slowest part of init_vlc, and could probably be improved or avoided
-    qsort(buf, j, sizeof(VLCcode), compare_vlcspec);
+    AV_QSORT(buf, j, struct VLCcode, compare_vlcspec);
     COPY(buf[j].bits && buf[j].bits <= nb_bits);
     nb_codes = j;