diff --git a/libavcodec/dpx.c b/libavcodec/dpx.c
index 8468720615..5c3c3e81cb 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dpx.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dpx.c
@@ -111,11 +111,9 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     buf = avpkt->data + 0x304;
     w = read32(&buf, endian);
     h = read32(&buf, endian);
-    if ((ret = av_image_check_size(w, h, 0, avctx)) < 0)
-        return ret;
 
-    if (w != avctx->width || h != avctx->height)
-        avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, w, h);
+    if ((ret = ff_set_dimensions(avctx, w, h)) < 0)
+        return ret;
 
     // Need to end in 0x320 to read the descriptor
     buf += 20;
diff --git a/libavcodec/dvdec.c b/libavcodec/dvdec.c
index c46c2fff32..e7da50bf4c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dvdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dvdec.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static int dvvideo_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     int buf_size = avpkt->size;
     DVVideoContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
     const uint8_t* vsc_pack;
-    int ret, apt, is16_9;
+    int apt, is16_9, ret;
 
     s->sys = avpriv_dv_frame_profile2(avctx, s->sys, buf, buf_size);
     if (!s->sys || buf_size < s->sys->frame_size || ff_dv_init_dynamic_tables(s->sys)) {
@@ -331,7 +331,11 @@ static int dvvideo_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     s->picture.pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
     avctx->pix_fmt   = s->sys->pix_fmt;
     avctx->time_base = s->sys->time_base;
-    avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, s->sys->width, s->sys->height);
+
+    ret = ff_set_dimensions(avctx, s->sys->width, s->sys->height);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
+
     if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, &s->picture, 0)) < 0)
         return ret;
     s->picture.interlaced_frame = 1;
diff --git a/libavcodec/dvdsubdec.c b/libavcodec/dvdsubdec.c
index f0dd289139..87afc1e7ba 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dvdsubdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dvdsubdec.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "get_bits.h"
 #include "dsputil.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+
 #include "libavutil/attributes.h"
 #include "libavutil/colorspace.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
@@ -598,9 +600,11 @@ static int dvdsub_parse_extradata(AVCodecContext *avctx)
             parse_palette(ctx, data + 8);
         } else if (strncmp("size:", data, 5) == 0) {
             int w, h;
-            if (sscanf(data + 5, "%dx%d", &w, &h) == 2 &&
-                av_image_check_size(w, h, 0, avctx) >= 0)
-                avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, w, h);
+            if (sscanf(data + 5, "%dx%d", &w, &h) == 2) {
+               int ret = ff_set_dimensions(avctx, w, h);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                   return ret;
+            }
         }
 
         data += pos;
diff --git a/libavcodec/eacmv.c b/libavcodec/eacmv.c
index 3f22c74798..b3ffb3f07b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/eacmv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/eacmv.c
@@ -130,21 +130,23 @@ static void cmv_decode_inter(CmvContext *s, AVFrame *frame, const uint8_t *buf,
     }
 }
 
-static void cmv_process_header(CmvContext *s, const uint8_t *buf, const uint8_t *buf_end)
+static int cmv_process_header(CmvContext *s, const uint8_t *buf, const uint8_t *buf_end)
 {
-    int pal_start, pal_count, i;
+    int pal_start, pal_count, i, ret;
 
     if(buf_end - buf < 16) {
         av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "truncated header\n");
-        return;
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
 
     s->width  = AV_RL16(&buf[4]);
     s->height = AV_RL16(&buf[6]);
     if (s->avctx->width!=s->width || s->avctx->height!=s->height) {
-        avcodec_set_dimensions(s->avctx, s->width, s->height);
         av_frame_unref(s->last_frame);
         av_frame_unref(s->last2_frame);
+        ret = ff_set_dimensions(s->avctx, s->width, s->height);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return ret;
     }
 
     s->avctx->time_base.num = 1;
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ static void cmv_process_header(CmvContext *s, const uint8_t *buf, const uint8_t
         s->palette[i] = 0xFFU << 24 | AV_RB24(buf);
         buf += 3;
     }
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
 #define EA_PREAMBLE_SIZE 8
@@ -179,7 +183,9 @@ static int cmv_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
 
     if (AV_RL32(buf)==MVIh_TAG||AV_RB32(buf)==MVIh_TAG) {
         unsigned size = AV_RL32(buf + 4);
-        cmv_process_header(s, buf+EA_PREAMBLE_SIZE, buf_end);
+        ret = cmv_process_header(s, buf+EA_PREAMBLE_SIZE, buf_end);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return ret;
         if (size > buf_end - buf - EA_PREAMBLE_SIZE)
             return -1;
         buf += size;