diff --git a/libavcodec/eamad.c b/libavcodec/eamad.c
index 6d8291e514..9ef216fd69 100644
--- a/libavcodec/eamad.c
+++ b/libavcodec/eamad.c
@@ -263,12 +263,11 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     }
 
     if (avctx->width != width || avctx->height != height) {
+        av_frame_unref(&s->last_frame);
         if((width * height)/2048*7 > buf_end-buf)
             return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
-        if ((ret = av_image_check_size(width, height, 0, avctx)) < 0)
+        if ((ret = ff_set_dimensions(avctx, width, height)) < 0)
             return ret;
-        avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, width, height);
-        av_frame_unref(&s->last_frame);
     }
 
     if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, AV_GET_BUFFER_FLAG_REF)) < 0)
diff --git a/libavcodec/eatgq.c b/libavcodec/eatgq.c
index a24550b795..2950d055d7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/eatgq.c
+++ b/libavcodec/eatgq.c
@@ -219,9 +219,10 @@ static int tgq_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         s->height = bytestream2_get_le16u(&s->gb);
     }
 
-    if (s->avctx->width!=s->width || s->avctx->height!=s->height) {
-        avcodec_set_dimensions(s->avctx, s->width, s->height);
-    }
+    ret = ff_set_dimensions(s->avctx, s->width, s->height);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
+
     tgq_calculate_qtable(s, bytestream2_get_byteu(&s->gb));
     bytestream2_skip(&s->gb, 3);
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/eatgv.c b/libavcodec/eatgv.c
index bfdfb76b9b..6664cdb0f4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/eatgv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/eatgv.c
@@ -281,9 +281,10 @@ static int tgv_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         s->width  = AV_RL16(&buf[0]);
         s->height = AV_RL16(&buf[2]);
         if (s->avctx->width != s->width || s->avctx->height != s->height) {
-            avcodec_set_dimensions(s->avctx, s->width, s->height);
             av_freep(&s->frame_buffer);
             av_frame_unref(&s->last_frame);
+            if ((ret = ff_set_dimensions(s->avctx, s->width, s->height)) < 0)
+                return ret;
         }
 
         pal_count = AV_RL16(&buf[6]);
@@ -294,9 +295,6 @@ static int tgv_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         }
     }
 
-    if ((ret = av_image_check_size(s->width, s->height, 0, avctx)) < 0)
-        return ret;
-
     if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, AV_GET_BUFFER_FLAG_REF)) < 0)
         return ret;
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/eatqi.c b/libavcodec/eatqi.c
index 262deb1cdd..387456a933 100644
--- a/libavcodec/eatqi.c
+++ b/libavcodec/eatqi.c
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ static int tqi_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     tqi_calculate_qtable(s, buf[4]);
     buf += 8;
 
-    if (s->avctx->width!=s->width || s->avctx->height!=s->height)
-        avcodec_set_dimensions(s->avctx, s->width, s->height);
+    ret = ff_set_dimensions(s->avctx, s->width, s->height);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
 
     if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, 0)) < 0)
         return ret;