diff --git a/libavformat/avio.h b/libavformat/avio.h
index 89e0804966..2210c015a0 100644
--- a/libavformat/avio.h
+++ b/libavformat/avio.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include "libavutil/bprint.h"
 #include "libavutil/common.h"
 #include "libavutil/dict.h"
 #include "libavutil/log.h"
@@ -508,6 +507,9 @@ int     avio_pause(AVIOContext *h, int pause);
 int64_t avio_seek_time(AVIOContext *h, int stream_index,
                        int64_t timestamp, int flags);
 
+/* Avoid a warning. The header can not be included because it breaks c++. */
+struct AVBPrint;
+
 /**
  * Read contents of h into print buffer, up to max_size bytes, or up to EOF.
  *