diff --git a/libavcodec/sunrast.c b/libavcodec/sunrast.c
index a373df7d35..d9918f48b9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/sunrast.c
+++ b/libavcodec/sunrast.c
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ static int sunrast_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "invalid (compression) type\n");
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
-    if (av_image_check_size(w, h, 0, avctx)) {
-        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "invalid image size\n");
-        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
-    }
     if (maptype == RMT_RAW) {
         avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Unknown colormap type");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
@@ -100,8 +96,10 @@ static int sunrast_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
             return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
 
-    if (w != avctx->width || h != avctx->height)
-        avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, w, h);
+    ret = ff_set_dimensions(avctx, w, h);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
+
     if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, p, 0)) < 0)
         return ret;
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/svq1dec.c b/libavcodec/svq1dec.c
index 6c8bfc4e48..d62524dcae 100644
--- a/libavcodec/svq1dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/svq1dec.c
@@ -638,7 +638,10 @@ static int svq1_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         av_dlog(avctx, "Error in svq1_decode_frame_header %i\n", result);
         return result;
     }
-    avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, s->width, s->height);
+
+    result = ff_set_dimensions(avctx, s->width, s->height);
+    if (result < 0)
+        return result;
 
     if ((avctx->skip_frame >= AVDISCARD_NONREF && s->nonref) ||
         (avctx->skip_frame >= AVDISCARD_NONKEY &&
diff --git a/libavcodec/targa.c b/libavcodec/targa.c
index b3616c29d7..b0c9b55f33 100644
--- a/libavcodec/targa.c
+++ b/libavcodec/targa.c
@@ -173,10 +173,9 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
 
-    if ((ret = av_image_check_size(w, h, 0, avctx)) < 0)
+    if ((ret = ff_set_dimensions(avctx, w, h)) < 0)
         return ret;
-    if (w != avctx->width || h != avctx->height)
-        avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, w, h);
+
     if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, p, 0)) < 0)
         return ret;
     p->pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
diff --git a/libavcodec/tiff.c b/libavcodec/tiff.c
index 2b100ede5e..cd209674ca 100644
--- a/libavcodec/tiff.c
+++ b/libavcodec/tiff.c
@@ -546,9 +546,9 @@ static int init_image(TiffContext *s, ThreadFrame *frame)
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
     if (s->width != s->avctx->width || s->height != s->avctx->height) {
-        if ((ret = av_image_check_size(s->width, s->height, 0, s->avctx)) < 0)
+        ret = ff_set_dimensions(s->avctx, s->width, s->height);
+        if (ret < 0)
             return ret;
-        avcodec_set_dimensions(s->avctx, s->width, s->height);
     }
     if ((ret = ff_thread_get_buffer(s->avctx, frame, 0)) < 0)
         return ret;