diff --git a/libavcodec/g2meet.c b/libavcodec/g2meet.c
index 16671497d6..acd9b19cc6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/g2meet.c
+++ b/libavcodec/g2meet.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static int g2m_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
                 goto header_fail;
             }
             if (c->width != avctx->width || c->height != avctx->height)
-                avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, c->width, c->height);
+                ff_set_dimensions(avctx, c->width, c->height);
             c->compression = bytestream2_get_be32(&bc);
             if (c->compression != 2 && c->compression != 3) {
                 av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
diff --git a/libavcodec/gifdec.c b/libavcodec/gifdec.c
index 4151b88856..ec1585cbca 100644
--- a/libavcodec/gifdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/gifdec.c
@@ -463,9 +463,8 @@ static int gif_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *got_frame, A
         if ((ret = gif_read_header1(s)) < 0)
             return ret;
 
-        if ((ret = av_image_check_size(s->screen_width, s->screen_height, 0, avctx)) < 0)
+        if ((ret = ff_set_dimensions(avctx, s->screen_width, s->screen_height)) < 0)
             return ret;
-        avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, s->screen_width, s->screen_height);
 
         av_frame_unref(s->frame);
         if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, s->frame, 0)) < 0)
diff --git a/libavcodec/h261dec.c b/libavcodec/h261dec.c
index 26b885587f..241099eeff 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h261dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h261dec.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "mpegvideo.h"
 #include "h263.h"
 #include "h261.h"
+#include "internal.h"
 
 #define H261_MBA_VLC_BITS 9
 #define H261_MTYPE_VLC_BITS 6
@@ -609,7 +610,9 @@ retry:
         s->parse_context = pc;
     }
     if (!s->context_initialized) {
-        avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, s->width, s->height);
+        ret = ff_set_dimensions(avctx, s->width, s->height);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return ret;
 
         goto retry;
     }
diff --git a/libavcodec/h263dec.c b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
index 40d223736a..e7030d1cbb 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h263dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
@@ -630,7 +630,9 @@ retry:
         /* H.263 could change picture size any time */
         s->context_reinit = 0;
 
-        avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, s->width, s->height);
+        ret = ff_set_dimensions(avctx, s->width, s->height);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return ret;
 
         if ((ret = ff_MPV_common_frame_size_change(s)))
             return ret;