diff --git a/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c b/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c
index 90bafdc72a..eec2e980b3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c
@@ -254,10 +254,12 @@ static int hqa_decode_frame(HQContext *ctx, AVFrame *pic, size_t data_size)
     width  = bytestream2_get_be16(&ctx->gbc);
     height = bytestream2_get_be16(&ctx->gbc);
 
+    ret = ff_set_dimensions(ctx->avctx, width, height);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
+
     ctx->avctx->coded_width         = FFALIGN(width,  16);
     ctx->avctx->coded_height        = FFALIGN(height, 16);
-    ctx->avctx->width               = width;
-    ctx->avctx->height              = height;
     ctx->avctx->bits_per_raw_sample = 8;
     ctx->avctx->pix_fmt             = AV_PIX_FMT_YUVA422P;