diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_guided.c b/libavfilter/vf_guided.c
index 6f5b184bdb..58a1ff5a26 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_guided.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_guided.c
@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ typedef struct GuidedContext {
     int planewidth[4];
     int planeheight[4];
 
+    float *I;
+    float *II;
+    float *P;
+    float *IP;
+    float *meanI;
+    float *meanII;
+    float *meanP;
+    float *meanIP;
+
+    float *A;
+    float *B;
+    float *meanA;
+    float *meanB;
+
     int (*box_slice)(AVFilterContext *ctx, void *arg, int jobnr, int nb_jobs);
 } GuidedContext;
 
@@ -197,38 +211,19 @@ static int guided_##name(AVFilterContext *ctx, GuidedContext *s,
                                                                                         \
     ThreadData t;                                                                       \
     const int nb_threads = ff_filter_get_nb_threads(ctx);                               \
-    float *I;                                                                           \
-    float *II;                                                                          \
-    float *P;                                                                           \
-    float *IP;                                                                          \
-    float *meanI;                                                                       \
-    float *meanII;                                                                      \
-    float *meanP;                                                                       \
-    float *meanIP;                                                                      \
-    float *A;                                                                           \
-    float *B;                                                                           \
-    float *meanA;                                                                       \
-    float *meanB;                                                                       \
+    float *I = s->I;                                                                    \
+    float *II = s->II;                                                                  \
+    float *P = s->P;                                                                    \
+    float *IP = s->IP;                                                                  \
+    float *meanI = s->meanI;                                                             \
+    float *meanII = s->meanII;                                                          \
+    float *meanP = s->meanP;                                                            \
+    float *meanIP = s->meanIP;                                                          \
+    float *A = s->A;                                                                    \
+    float *B = s->B;                                                                    \
+    float *meanA = s->meanA;                                                            \
+    float *meanB = s->meanB;                                                            \
                                                                                         \
-    I      = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-    II     = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-    P      = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-    IP     = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-    meanI  = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-    meanII = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-    meanP  = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-    meanIP = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-                                                                                        \
-    A      = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-    B      = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-    meanA  = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-    meanB  = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(float));                                           \
-                                                                                        \
-    if (!I || !II || !P || !IP || !meanI || !meanII || !meanP ||                        \
-        !meanIP || !A || !B || !meanA || !meanB) {                                      \
-        ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);                                                          \
-        goto end;                                                                       \
-    }                                                                                   \
     for (int i = 0;i < h;i++) {                                                         \
         for (int j = 0;j < w;j++) {                                                     \
             int x = i * w + j;                                                          \
@@ -280,19 +275,7 @@ static int guided_##name(AVFilterContext *ctx, GuidedContext *s,
                                       meanB[x] * maxval;                                \
         }                                                                               \
     }                                                                                   \
-end:                                                                                    \
-    av_freep(&I);                                                                       \
-    av_freep(&II);                                                                      \
-    av_freep(&P);                                                                       \
-    av_freep(&IP);                                                                      \
-    av_freep(&meanI);                                                                   \
-    av_freep(&meanII);                                                                  \
-    av_freep(&meanP);                                                                   \
-    av_freep(&meanIP);                                                                  \
-    av_freep(&A);                                                                       \
-    av_freep(&B);                                                                       \
-    av_freep(&meanA);                                                                   \
-    av_freep(&meanB);                                                                   \
+                                                                                        \
     return ret;                                                                         \
 }
 
@@ -352,11 +335,10 @@ static int process_frame(FFFrameSync *fs)
 static int config_output(AVFilterLink *outlink)
 {
     AVFilterContext *ctx = outlink->src;
-
     GuidedContext *s = ctx->priv;
     AVFilterLink *mainlink = ctx->inputs[0];
     FFFrameSyncIn *in;
-    int ret;
+    int w, h, ret;
 
     if (s->guidance == ON) {
         if (ctx->inputs[0]->w != ctx->inputs[1]->w ||
@@ -366,12 +348,30 @@ static int config_output(AVFilterLink *outlink)
         }
     }
 
-    outlink->w = mainlink->w;
-    outlink->h = mainlink->h;
+    outlink->w = w = mainlink->w;
+    outlink->h = h = mainlink->h;
     outlink->time_base = mainlink->time_base;
     outlink->sample_aspect_ratio = mainlink->sample_aspect_ratio;
     outlink->frame_rate = mainlink->frame_rate;
 
+    s->I      = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->I));
+    s->II     = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->II));
+    s->P      = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->P));
+    s->IP     = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->IP));
+    s->meanI  = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->meanI));
+    s->meanII = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->meanII));
+    s->meanP  = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->meanP));
+    s->meanIP = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->meanIP));
+
+    s->A      = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->A));
+    s->B      = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->B));
+    s->meanA  = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->meanA));
+    s->meanB  = av_calloc(w * h, sizeof(*s->meanA));
+
+    if (!s->I || !s->II || !s->P || !s->IP || !s->meanI || !s->meanII || !s->meanP ||
+        !s->meanIP || !s->A || !s->B || !s->meanA || !s->meanB)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
     if (s->guidance == OFF)
         return 0;
 
@@ -460,6 +460,20 @@ static av_cold void uninit(AVFilterContext *ctx)
     GuidedContext *s = ctx->priv;
     if (s->guidance == ON)
         ff_framesync_uninit(&s->fs);
+
+    av_freep(&s->I);
+    av_freep(&s->II);
+    av_freep(&s->P);
+    av_freep(&s->IP);
+    av_freep(&s->meanI);
+    av_freep(&s->meanII);
+    av_freep(&s->meanP);
+    av_freep(&s->meanIP);
+    av_freep(&s->A);
+    av_freep(&s->B);
+    av_freep(&s->meanA);
+    av_freep(&s->meanB);
+
     return;
 }