diff --git a/libavcodec/qdm2_tablegen.h b/libavcodec/qdm2_tablegen.h
index 309bb4b53c..0e57902fc9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qdm2_tablegen.h
+++ b/libavcodec/qdm2_tablegen.h
@@ -115,145 +115,40 @@ static const uint16_t qdm2_vlc_offs[] = {
 
 static VLC_TYPE qdm2_table[3838][2];
 
-static av_cold void qdm2_init_vlc(void)
+static av_cold void build_vlc(VLC *vlc, int nb_bits, int nb_codes, int idx,
+                              const uint8_t tab[][2])
 {
-    vlc_tab_level.table           = &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[0]];
-    vlc_tab_level.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[1] - qdm2_vlc_offs[0];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_level, 8, 24,
-                             &tab_level[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_level[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
-
-    vlc_tab_diff.table           = &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[1]];
-    vlc_tab_diff.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[2] - qdm2_vlc_offs[1];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_diff, 8, 33,
-                             &tab_diff[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_diff[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
-
-    vlc_tab_run.table           = &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[2]];
-    vlc_tab_run.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[3] - qdm2_vlc_offs[2];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_run, 5, 6,
-                             &tab_run[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_run[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
-
-    fft_level_exp_alt_vlc.table           = &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[3]];
-    fft_level_exp_alt_vlc.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[4] -
-                                            qdm2_vlc_offs[3];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&fft_level_exp_alt_vlc, 8, 28,
-                             &fft_level_exp_alt[0][1], 2,
-                             &fft_level_exp_alt[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
-
-    fft_level_exp_vlc.table           = &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[4]];
-    fft_level_exp_vlc.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[5] - qdm2_vlc_offs[4];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&fft_level_exp_vlc, 8, 20,
-                             &fft_level_exp[0][1], 2,
-                             &fft_level_exp[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
-
-    fft_stereo_exp_vlc.table           = &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[5]];
-    fft_stereo_exp_vlc.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[6] -
-                                         qdm2_vlc_offs[5];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&fft_stereo_exp_vlc, 6, 7,
-                             &fft_stereo_exp[0][1], 2,
-                             &fft_stereo_exp[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
-
-    fft_stereo_phase_vlc.table           = &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[6]];
-    fft_stereo_phase_vlc.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[7] -
-                                           qdm2_vlc_offs[6];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&fft_stereo_phase_vlc, 6, 9,
-                             &fft_stereo_phase[0][1], 2,
-                             &fft_stereo_phase[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
-
-    vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_hi1.table =
-        &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[7]];
-    vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_hi1.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[8] -
-                                                 qdm2_vlc_offs[7];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_hi1, 8, 20,
-                             &tab_tone_level_idx_hi1[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_tone_level_idx_hi1[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
-
-    vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_mid.table =
-        &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[8]];
-    vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_mid.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[9] -
-                                                 qdm2_vlc_offs[8];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_mid, 8, 13,
-                             &tab_tone_level_idx_mid[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_tone_level_idx_mid[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
-
-    vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_hi2.table =
-        &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[9]];
-    vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_hi2.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[10] -
-                                                 qdm2_vlc_offs[9];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_hi2, 8, 18,
-                             &tab_tone_level_idx_hi2[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_tone_level_idx_hi2[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
-
-    vlc_tab_type30.table           = &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[10]];
-    vlc_tab_type30.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[11] - qdm2_vlc_offs[10];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_type30, 6, 9,
-                             &tab_type30[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_type30[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
+    vlc->table           = &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[idx]];
+    vlc->table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[idx + 1] - qdm2_vlc_offs[idx];
+    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(vlc, nb_bits, nb_codes,
+                             &tab[0][1], 2, &tab[0][0], 2, 1,
+                             0, INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_OUTPUT_LE);
+}
 
-    vlc_tab_type34.table           = &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[11]];
-    vlc_tab_type34.table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[12] - qdm2_vlc_offs[11];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_type34, 5, 10,
-                             &tab_type34[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_type34[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
+static av_cold void qdm2_init_vlc(void)
+{
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_level, 8, 24, 0, tab_level);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_diff,  8, 33, 1, tab_diff);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_run,   5,  6, 2, tab_run);
 
-    vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[0].table =
-        &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[12]];
-    vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[0].table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[13] -
-                                                 qdm2_vlc_offs[12];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[0], 8, 23,
-                             &tab_fft_tone_offset_0[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_fft_tone_offset_0[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
+    build_vlc(&fft_level_exp_alt_vlc, 8, 28, 3, fft_level_exp_alt);
+    build_vlc(&fft_level_exp_vlc,     8, 20, 4, fft_level_exp);
 
-    vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[1].table =
-        &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[13]];
-    vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[1].table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[14] -
-                                                 qdm2_vlc_offs[13];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[1], 8, 28,
-                             &tab_fft_tone_offset_1[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_fft_tone_offset_1[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
+    build_vlc(&fft_stereo_exp_vlc,   6, 7, 5, fft_stereo_exp);
+    build_vlc(&fft_stereo_phase_vlc, 6, 9, 6, fft_stereo_phase);
 
-    vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[2].table =
-        &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[14]];
-    vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[2].table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[15] -
-                                                 qdm2_vlc_offs[14];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[2], 8, 31,
-                             &tab_fft_tone_offset_2[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_fft_tone_offset_2[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_hi1, 8, 20, 7, tab_tone_level_idx_hi1);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_mid, 8, 13, 8, tab_tone_level_idx_mid);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_tone_level_idx_hi2, 8, 18, 9, tab_tone_level_idx_hi2);
 
-    vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[3].table =
-        &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[15]];
-    vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[3].table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[16] -
-                                                 qdm2_vlc_offs[15];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[3], 8, 34,
-                             &tab_fft_tone_offset_3[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_fft_tone_offset_3[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_type30, 6,  9, 10, tab_type30);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_type34, 5, 10, 11, tab_type34);
 
-    vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[4].table =
-        &qdm2_table[qdm2_vlc_offs[16]];
-    vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[4].table_allocated = qdm2_vlc_offs[17] -
-                                                 qdm2_vlc_offs[16];
-    ff_init_vlc_from_lengths(&vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[4], 8, 37,
-                             &tab_fft_tone_offset_4[0][1], 2,
-                             &tab_fft_tone_offset_4[0][0], 2, 1, 0,
-             INIT_VLC_USE_NEW_STATIC | INIT_VLC_LE);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[0], 8, 23, 12, tab_fft_tone_offset_0);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[1], 8, 28, 13, tab_fft_tone_offset_1);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[2], 8, 31, 14, tab_fft_tone_offset_2);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[3], 8, 34, 15, tab_fft_tone_offset_3);
+    build_vlc(&vlc_tab_fft_tone_offset[4], 8, 37, 16, tab_fft_tone_offset_4);
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_HARDCODED_TABLES */
