diff --git a/libavcodec/rv30.c b/libavcodec/rv30.c
index f1f33c54eca8f..265ede336b0c3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rv30.c
+++ b/libavcodec/rv30.c
@@ -243,9 +243,11 @@ static void rv30_loop_filter(RV34DecContext *r, int row)
 static av_cold int rv30_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
     RV34DecContext *r = avctx->priv_data;
+    int ret;
 
     r->rv30 = 1;
-    ff_rv34_decode_init(avctx);
+    if ((ret = ff_rv34_decode_init(avctx)) < 0)
+        return ret;
     if(avctx->extradata_size < 2){
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Extradata is too small.\n");
         return -1;
diff --git a/libavcodec/rv40.c b/libavcodec/rv40.c
index 6f8643dfbf7d3..d43d16b928da2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rv40.c
+++ b/libavcodec/rv40.c
@@ -544,9 +544,11 @@ static void rv40_loop_filter(RV34DecContext *r, int row)
 static av_cold int rv40_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
     RV34DecContext *r = avctx->priv_data;
+    int ret;
 
     r->rv30 = 0;
-    ff_rv34_decode_init(avctx);
+    if ((ret = ff_rv34_decode_init(avctx)) < 0)
+        return ret;
     if(!aic_top_vlc.bits)
         rv40_init_tables();
     r->parse_slice_header = rv40_parse_slice_header;