diff --git a/libavcodec/h261.c b/libavcodec/h261.c
index 4286129dffb5513b5e33dbeea6e30c8eb25beeaa..8536ea9c865db21cfec31ee7275b3b4af13120cb 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h261.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h261.c
@@ -1013,6 +1013,7 @@ static int h261_decode_end(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ENCODERS
 AVCodec h261_encoder = {
     "h261",
     CODEC_TYPE_VIDEO,
@@ -1022,6 +1023,7 @@ AVCodec h261_encoder = {
     MPV_encode_picture,
     MPV_encode_end,
 };
+#endif
 
 AVCodec h261_decoder = {
     "h261",
diff --git a/libavcodec/snow.c b/libavcodec/snow.c
index 2a4a7d3d4f741e6b7cf018e76ce027c77a68964f..c9d47a8aa14dba13aced04d36b7b737469669e5c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/snow.c
+++ b/libavcodec/snow.c
@@ -3005,6 +3005,7 @@ AVCodec snow_decoder = {
     NULL
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ENCODERS
 AVCodec snow_encoder = {
     "snow",
     CODEC_TYPE_VIDEO,
@@ -3014,6 +3015,7 @@ AVCodec snow_encoder = {
     encode_frame,
     encode_end,
 };
+#endif
 
 
 #if 0