diff --git a/libavcodec/avs.c b/libavcodec/avs.c
index d5b21670c3..a6e020a6d2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avs.c
+++ b/libavcodec/avs.c
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ avs_decode_frame(AVCodecContext * avctx,
 
 static av_cold int avs_decode_init(AVCodecContext * avctx)
 {
-    AvsContext *const avs = avctx->priv_data;
+    AvsContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
     avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8;
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&avs->picture);
     avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, 318, 198);
+    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->picture);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/c93.c b/libavcodec/c93.c
index d587d3d561..e7fbcc85c9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/c93.c
+++ b/libavcodec/c93.c
@@ -48,11 +48,10 @@ typedef enum {
 
 static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
-    C93DecoderContext * const c93 = avctx->priv_data;
-
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&c93->pictures[0]);
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&c93->pictures[1]);
+    C93DecoderContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
     avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8;
+    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->pictures[0]);
+    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->pictures[1]);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/dv.c b/libavcodec/dv.c
index 0812dbbacf..39a87a93c2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dv.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ av_cold int ff_dvvideo_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     }else
         memcpy(s->dv_zigzag[1], ff_zigzag248_direct, 64);
 
+    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->picture);
     avctx->coded_frame = &s->picture;
     s->avctx = avctx;
     avctx->chroma_sample_location = AVCHROMA_LOC_TOPLEFT;
diff --git a/libavcodec/flashsv.c b/libavcodec/flashsv.c
index b5eb4355ab..a44e779d8d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/flashsv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/flashsv.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ static av_cold int flashsv_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     }
     avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24;
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
-    s->frame.data[0] = NULL;
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/flicvideo.c b/libavcodec/flicvideo.c
index caadbea190..27584cb23b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/flicvideo.c
+++ b/libavcodec/flicvideo.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ static av_cold int flic_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     }
 
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
-    s->frame.data[0] = NULL;
     s->new_palette = 0;
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/libavcodec/indeo2.c b/libavcodec/indeo2.c
index b8925f70f7..0ce65b1ffa 100644
--- a/libavcodec/indeo2.c
+++ b/libavcodec/indeo2.c
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ static av_cold int ir2_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     avctx->pix_fmt= AV_PIX_FMT_YUV410P;
 
+    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&ic->picture);
+
     ir2_vlc.table = vlc_tables;
     ir2_vlc.table_allocated = 1 << CODE_VLC_BITS;
 #ifdef BITSTREAM_READER_LE
diff --git a/libavcodec/mmvideo.c b/libavcodec/mmvideo.c
index 3b780eec50..d242b4bb12 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mmvideo.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mmvideo.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static av_cold int mm_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8;
 
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/msrle.c b/libavcodec/msrle.c
index 3b82b82ff4..ba38daad2f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/msrle.c
+++ b/libavcodec/msrle.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static av_cold int msrle_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     }
 
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
-    s->frame.data[0] = NULL;
 
     if (avctx->extradata_size >= 4)
         for (i = 0; i < FFMIN(avctx->extradata_size, AVPALETTE_SIZE)/4; i++)
diff --git a/libavcodec/msvideo1.c b/libavcodec/msvideo1.c
index e45ee72f41..afaa7ae89f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/msvideo1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/msvideo1.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ static av_cold int msvideo1_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     }
 
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
-    s->frame.data[0] = NULL;
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/qpeg.c b/libavcodec/qpeg.c
index b4f5433c9b..193e8c6a42 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qpeg.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qpeg.c
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx){
 
     decode_flush(avctx);
 
+    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&a->pic);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/qtrle.c b/libavcodec/qtrle.c
index 4a5437ffe0..60b2029413 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qtrle.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qtrle.c
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ static av_cold int qtrle_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     }
 
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
-    s->frame.data[0] = NULL;
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/rpza.c b/libavcodec/rpza.c
index c73e40e537..cce5b0d07d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rpza.c
+++ b/libavcodec/rpza.c
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ static av_cold int rpza_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_RGB555;
 
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
-    s->frame.data[0] = NULL;
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/smacker.c b/libavcodec/smacker.c
index 1b4898beb8..3530033f44 100644
--- a/libavcodec/smacker.c
+++ b/libavcodec/smacker.c
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     c->avctx = avctx;
 
     avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8;
-
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&c->pic);
 
     /* decode huffman trees from extradata */
diff --git a/libavcodec/smc.c b/libavcodec/smc.c
index e0b0f6be56..52dce53679 100644
--- a/libavcodec/smc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/smc.c
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ static av_cold int smc_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8;
 
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
-    s->frame.data[0] = NULL;
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/tiertexseqv.c b/libavcodec/tiertexseqv.c
index 5b93dc219d..1c7e2e0acf 100644
--- a/libavcodec/tiertexseqv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/tiertexseqv.c
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ static av_cold int seqvideo_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8;
 
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&seq->frame);
-    seq->frame.data[0] = NULL;
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/truemotion1.c b/libavcodec/truemotion1.c
index 8af92f501a..a98897fb7f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/truemotion1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/truemotion1.c
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ static av_cold int truemotion1_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 //        avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_RGB555;
 
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
-    s->frame.data[0] = NULL;
 
     /* there is a vertical predictor for each pixel in a line; each vertical
      * predictor is 0 to start with */
diff --git a/libavcodec/truemotion2.c b/libavcodec/truemotion2.c
index 8c28a816f6..6918a17e16 100644
--- a/libavcodec/truemotion2.c
+++ b/libavcodec/truemotion2.c
@@ -918,9 +918,8 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     }
 
     l->avctx       = avctx;
-    l->pic.data[0] = NULL;
-    avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24;
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&l->pic);
+    avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24;
 
     ff_dsputil_init(&l->dsp, avctx);
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/ulti.c b/libavcodec/ulti.c
index a6d8216dad..84337c645f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ulti.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ulti.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static av_cold int ulti_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     avctx->coded_frame = &s->frame;
     avctx->coded_frame = (AVFrame*) &s->frame;
     s->ulti_codebook = ulti_codebook;
+    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/vmnc.c b/libavcodec/vmnc.c
index a53adac6dc..769b40a4b6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vmnc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vmnc.c
@@ -497,6 +497,8 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
 
+    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&c->pic);
+
     return 0;
 }