diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 4299a44b65..d6283a1e2a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -764,8 +764,6 @@ int ff_init_buffer_info(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame)
 
     switch (avctx->codec->type) {
     case AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO:
-        frame->width  = FFMAX(avctx->width,  FF_CEIL_RSHIFT(avctx->coded_width,  avctx->lowres));
-        frame->height = FFMAX(avctx->height, FF_CEIL_RSHIFT(avctx->coded_height, avctx->lowres));
         if (frame->format < 0)
             frame->format              = avctx->pix_fmt;
         if (!frame->sample_aspect_ratio.num)
@@ -834,6 +832,7 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
 
 static int get_buffer_internal(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame, int flags)
 {
+    int override_dimensions = 1;
     int ret;
 
     if (avctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
@@ -842,6 +841,13 @@ static int get_buffer_internal(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame, int flags)
             return AVERROR(EINVAL);
         }
     }
+    if (avctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
+        if (frame->width <= 0 || frame->height <= 0) {
+            frame->width  = FFMAX(avctx->width,  FF_CEIL_RSHIFT(avctx->coded_width,  avctx->lowres));
+            frame->height = FFMAX(avctx->height, FF_CEIL_RSHIFT(avctx->coded_height, avctx->lowres));
+            override_dimensions = 0;
+        }
+    }
     if ((ret = ff_init_buffer_info(avctx, frame)) < 0)
         return ret;
 
@@ -964,7 +970,7 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
 
     ret = avctx->get_buffer2(avctx, frame, flags);
 
-    if (avctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
+    if (avctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO && !override_dimensions) {
         frame->width  = avctx->width;
         frame->height = avctx->height;
     }