diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_ps.c b/libavcodec/h264_ps.c
index 4a5f66e184..8218e3a010 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_ps.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_ps.c
@@ -467,15 +467,22 @@ int ff_h264_decode_seq_parameter_set(GetBitContext *gb, AVCodecContext *avctx,
     sps->mb_height                      = get_ue_golomb(gb) + 1;
 
     sps->frame_mbs_only_flag = get_bits1(gb);
+
+    if (sps->mb_height >= INT_MAX / 2) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "height overflow\n");
+        goto fail;
+    }
+    sps->mb_height *= 2 - sps->frame_mbs_only_flag;
+
     if (!sps->frame_mbs_only_flag)
         sps->mb_aff = get_bits1(gb);
     else
         sps->mb_aff = 0;
 
     if ((unsigned)sps->mb_width  >= INT_MAX / 16 ||
-        (unsigned)sps->mb_height >= INT_MAX / (16 * (2 - sps->frame_mbs_only_flag)) ||
+        (unsigned)sps->mb_height >= INT_MAX / 16 ||
         av_image_check_size(16 * sps->mb_width,
-                            16 * sps->mb_height * (2 - sps->frame_mbs_only_flag), 0, avctx)) {
+                            16 * sps->mb_height, 0, avctx)) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "mb_width/height overflow\n");
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -494,7 +501,7 @@ int ff_h264_decode_seq_parameter_set(GetBitContext *gb, AVCodecContext *avctx,
         unsigned int crop_top    = get_ue_golomb(gb);
         unsigned int crop_bottom = get_ue_golomb(gb);
         int width  = 16 * sps->mb_width;
-        int height = 16 * sps->mb_height * (2 - sps->frame_mbs_only_flag);
+        int height = 16 * sps->mb_height;
 
         if (avctx->flags2 & AV_CODEC_FLAG2_IGNORE_CROP) {
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "discarding sps cropping, original "
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_ps.h b/libavcodec/h264_ps.h
index 9b9e295c83..51b6694b5f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_ps.h
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_ps.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ typedef struct SPS {
     int ref_frame_count;               ///< num_ref_frames
     int gaps_in_frame_num_allowed_flag;
     int mb_width;                      ///< pic_width_in_mbs_minus1 + 1
-    int mb_height;                     ///< pic_height_in_map_units_minus1 + 1
+    ///< (pic_height_in_map_units_minus1 + 1) * (2 - frame_mbs_only_flag)
+    int mb_height;
     int frame_mbs_only_flag;
     int mb_aff;                        ///< mb_adaptive_frame_field_flag
     int direct_8x8_inference_flag;
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
index 25a5890aa8..1f2c06521e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ static int h264_init_ps(H264Context *h, const H264SliceContext *sl, int first_sl
         h->ps.sps = (const SPS*)h->ps.sps_ref->data;
 
         if (h->mb_width  != h->ps.sps->mb_width ||
-            h->mb_height != h->ps.sps->mb_height * (2 - h->ps.sps->frame_mbs_only_flag) ||
+            h->mb_height != h->ps.sps->mb_height ||
             h->cur_bit_depth_luma    != h->ps.sps->bit_depth_luma ||
             h->cur_chroma_format_idc != h->ps.sps->chroma_format_idc
         )
@@ -1046,11 +1046,11 @@ static int h264_init_ps(H264Context *h, const H264SliceContext *sl, int first_sl
 
     must_reinit = (h->context_initialized &&
                     (   16*sps->mb_width != h->avctx->coded_width
-                     || 16*sps->mb_height * (2 - sps->frame_mbs_only_flag) != h->avctx->coded_height
+                     || 16*sps->mb_height != h->avctx->coded_height
                      || h->cur_bit_depth_luma    != sps->bit_depth_luma
                      || h->cur_chroma_format_idc != sps->chroma_format_idc
                      || h->mb_width  != sps->mb_width
-                     || h->mb_height != sps->mb_height * (2 - sps->frame_mbs_only_flag)
+                     || h->mb_height != sps->mb_height
                     ));
     if (h->avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_NONE
         || (non_j_pixfmt(h->avctx->pix_fmt) != non_j_pixfmt(get_pixel_format(h, 0))))
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ static int h264_init_ps(H264Context *h, const H264SliceContext *sl, int first_sl
         h->avctx->refs    = sps->ref_frame_count;
 
         h->mb_width  = sps->mb_width;
-        h->mb_height = sps->mb_height * (2 - sps->frame_mbs_only_flag);
+        h->mb_height = sps->mb_height;
         h->mb_num    = h->mb_width * h->mb_height;
         h->mb_stride = h->mb_width + 1;