diff --git a/libavformat/nuv.c b/libavformat/nuv.c
index cd8268d2a5..d92025003b 100644
--- a/libavformat/nuv.c
+++ b/libavformat/nuv.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static int nuv_header(AVFormatContext *s)
             return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
         ctx->v_id = vst->index;
 
-        ret = av_image_check_size(width, height, 0, ctx);
+        ret = av_image_check_size(width, height, 0, s);
         if (ret < 0)
             return ret;