diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dd6e9510b0..130e2b4e88 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ Configuration options:
   --enable-gray            enable full grayscale support (slower color)
   --disable-swscale-alpha  disable alpha channel support in swscale
   --disable-all            disable building components, libraries and programs
+  --enable-incompatible-libav-abi enable incompatible Libav fork ABI [no]
+  --enable-incompatible-fork-abi  enable incompatible Libav fork ABI (deprecated) [no]
 
 Program options:
   --disable-programs       do not build command line programs
@@ -1259,6 +1261,7 @@ CONFIG_LIST="
     gpl
     gray
     hardcoded_tables
+    incompatible_libav_abi
     incompatible_fork_abi
     lsp
     lzo
@@ -1365,6 +1368,7 @@ HAVE_LIST_CMDLINE='
 HAVE_LIST_PUB='
     bigendian
     fast_unaligned
+    incompatible_libav_abi
     incompatible_fork_abi
 '
 
@@ -3700,6 +3704,10 @@ EOF
     exit 1;
 fi
 
+# backward compatibility layer for incompatible_libav/fork_abi
+enabled incompatible_fork_abi  && enable incompatible_libav_abi
+enabled incompatible_libav_abi && enable incompatible_fork_abi
+
 die_license_disabled() {
     enabled $1 || { enabled $2 && die "$2 is $1 and --enable-$1 is not specified."; }
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 8cac2cf8b9..3f3352f535 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -4490,7 +4490,7 @@ enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt_of_2(enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt
                                             enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt, int has_alpha, int *loss_ptr);
 
 attribute_deprecated
-#if AV_HAVE_INCOMPATIBLE_FORK_ABI
+#if AV_HAVE_INCOMPATIBLE_LIBAV_ABI
 enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt2(enum AVPixelFormat *pix_fmt_list,
                                               enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt,
                                               int has_alpha, int *loss_ptr);
diff --git a/libavcodec/imgconvert.c b/libavcodec/imgconvert.c
index a2bcdbcca7..1835e00fbe 100644
--- a/libavcodec/imgconvert.c
+++ b/libavcodec/imgconvert.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt_of_2(enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt
     return dst_pix_fmt;
 }
 
-#if AV_HAVE_INCOMPATIBLE_FORK_ABI
+#if AV_HAVE_INCOMPATIBLE_LIBAV_ABI
 enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt2(enum AVPixelFormat *pix_fmt_list,
                                             enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt,
                                             int has_alpha, int *loss_ptr){
diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau.h b/libavcodec/vdpau.h
index f5b2317807..a8d708cd3b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau.h
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct vdpau_render_state {
 
     int state; ///< Holds FF_VDPAU_STATE_* values.
 
-#if AV_HAVE_INCOMPATIBLE_FORK_ABI
+#if AV_HAVE_INCOMPATIBLE_LIBAV_ABI
     /** picture parameter information for all supported codecs */
     union FFVdpPictureInfo info;
 #endif
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ struct vdpau_render_state {
     /** The user is responsible for freeing this buffer using av_freep(). */
     VdpBitstreamBuffer *bitstream_buffers;
 
-#if !AV_HAVE_INCOMPATIBLE_FORK_ABI
+#if !AV_HAVE_INCOMPATIBLE_LIBAV_ABI
     /** picture parameter information for all supported codecs */
     union FFVdpPictureInfo info;
 #endif
diff --git a/libavutil/pixfmt.h b/libavutil/pixfmt.h
index 9a25c2c7de..ae32a8f3e2 100644
--- a/libavutil/pixfmt.h
+++ b/libavutil/pixfmt.h
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ enum AVPixelFormat {
 #endif
 };
 
-#if AV_HAVE_INCOMPATIBLE_FORK_ABI
+#if AV_HAVE_INCOMPATIBLE_LIBAV_ABI
 #define AV_PIX_FMT_YUVA422P AV_PIX_FMT_YUVA422P_LIBAV
 #define AV_PIX_FMT_YUVA444P AV_PIX_FMT_YUVA444P_LIBAV
 #endif