diff --git a/math/octave-forge-video/files/patch-src_AVHandler.cc b/math/octave-forge-video/files/patch-src_AVHandler.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..111f05983381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/math/octave-forge-video/files/patch-src_AVHandler.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+AVHandler.cc:246:29: error: use of undeclared identifier 'CODEC_CAP_TRUNCATED'
+  if (codec->capabilities & CODEC_CAP_TRUNCATED)
+                            ^
+AVHandler.cc:247:30: error: use of undeclared identifier 'CODEC_FLAG_TRUNCATED'
+    vstream->codec->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_TRUNCATED;
+                             ^
+
+--- src/AVHandler.cc.orig	2017-05-28 14:27:02 UTC
++++ src/AVHandler.cc
+@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ AVHandler::setup_read()
+   codec_name = codec->name;
+ 
+   // We can handle truncated bitstreams
+-  if (codec->capabilities & CODEC_CAP_TRUNCATED)
+-    vstream->codec->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_TRUNCATED;
++  if (codec->capabilities & AV_CODEC_CAP_TRUNCATED)
++    vstream->codec->flags |= AV_CODEC_FLAG_TRUNCATED;
+ 
+   if (avcodec_open2(vstream->codec, codec, NULL) < 0)
+     {