diff --git a/libavcodec/qtrle.c b/libavcodec/qtrle.c
index 1b0d2016b5..670690d0a4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qtrle.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qtrle.c
@@ -433,12 +433,10 @@ static int qtrle_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     int ret;
 
     bytestream2_init(&s->g, avpkt->data, avpkt->size);
-    if ((ret = ff_reget_buffer(avctx, s->frame)) < 0)
-        return ret;
 
     /* check if this frame is even supposed to change */
     if (avpkt->size < 8)
-        goto done;
+        return avpkt->size;
 
     /* start after the chunk size */
     bytestream2_seek(&s->g, 4, SEEK_SET);
@@ -449,17 +447,20 @@ static int qtrle_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     /* if a header is present, fetch additional decoding parameters */
     if (header & 0x0008) {
         if (avpkt->size < 14)
-            goto done;
+            return avpkt->size;
         start_line = bytestream2_get_be16(&s->g);
         bytestream2_skip(&s->g, 2);
         height     = bytestream2_get_be16(&s->g);
         bytestream2_skip(&s->g, 2);
         if (height > s->avctx->height - start_line)
-            goto done;
+            return avpkt->size;
     } else {
         start_line = 0;
         height     = s->avctx->height;
     }
+    if ((ret = ff_reget_buffer(avctx, s->frame)) < 0)
+        return ret;
+
     row_ptr = s->frame->linesize[0] * start_line;
 
     switch (avctx->bits_per_coded_sample) {
@@ -520,7 +521,6 @@ static int qtrle_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         memcpy(s->frame->data[1], s->pal, AVPALETTE_SIZE);
     }
 
-done:
     if ((ret = av_frame_ref(data, s->frame)) < 0)
         return ret;
     *got_frame      = 1;
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/qtrle-8bit b/tests/ref/fate/qtrle-8bit
index 8da113d83e..27bb8aad71 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/qtrle-8bit
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/qtrle-8bit
@@ -4,169 +4,60 @@
 #dimensions 0: 640x480
 #sar 0: 0/1
 0,          0,          0,        1,   921600, 0x1492e3ed
-0,          1,          1,        1,   921600, 0x1492e3ed
-0,          2,          2,        1,   921600, 0x1492e3ed
 0,          3,          3,        1,   921600, 0x23ef4fc7
-0,          4,          4,        1,   921600, 0x23ef4fc7
 0,          5,          5,        1,   921600, 0xe406d4be
-0,          6,          6,        1,   921600, 0xe406d4be
-0,          7,          7,        1,   921600, 0xe406d4be
 0,          8,          8,        1,   921600, 0x62b8b5a1
-0,          9,          9,        1,   921600, 0x62b8b5a1
 0,         10,         10,        1,   921600, 0x7d8ba674
-0,         11,         11,        1,   921600, 0x7d8ba674
-0,         12,         12,        1,   921600, 0x7d8ba674
 0,         13,         13,        1,   921600, 0xfe666be7
-0,         14,         14,        1,   921600, 0xfe666be7
 0,         15,         15,        1,   921600, 0x721baec0
-0,         16,         16,        1,   921600, 0x721baec0
-0,         17,         17,        1,   921600, 0x721baec0
 0,         18,         18,        1,   921600, 0xc237180a
-0,         19,         19,        1,   921600, 0xc237180a
 0,         20,         20,        1,   921600, 0xf03a7482
-0,         21,         21,        1,   921600, 0xf03a7482
-0,         22,         22,        1,   921600, 0xf03a7482
 0,         23,         23,        1,   921600, 0x5612a391
-0,         24,         24,        1,   921600, 0x5612a391
 0,         25,         25,        1,   921600, 0x9dbcc46a
-0,         26,         26,        1,   921600, 0x9dbcc46a
-0,         27,         27,        1,   921600, 0x9dbcc46a
 0,         28,         28,        1,   921600, 0xa128a5d5
-0,         29,         29,        1,   921600, 0xa128a5d5
 0,         30,         30,        1,   921600, 0x63e0025c
-0,         31,         31,        1,   921600, 0x63e0025c
-0,         32,         32,        1,   921600, 0x63e0025c
 0,         33,         33,        1,   921600, 0x262359ed
-0,         34,         34,        1,   921600, 0x262359ed
 0,         35,         35,        1,   921600, 0x343688e8
-0,         36,         36,        1,   921600, 0x343688e8
-0,         37,         37,        1,   921600, 0x343688e8
-0,         38,         38,        1,   921600, 0x343688e8
-0,         39,         39,        1,   921600, 0x343688e8
-0,         40,         40,        1,   921600, 0x343688e8
-0,         41,         41,        1,   921600, 0x343688e8
-0,         42,         42,        1,   921600, 0x343688e8
-0,         43,         43,        1,   921600, 0x343688e8
-0,         44,         44,        1,   921600, 0x343688e8
 0,         45,         45,        1,   921600, 0xe4b29d57
-0,         46,         46,        1,   921600, 0xe4b29d57
-0,         47,         47,        1,   921600, 0xe4b29d57
 0,         48,         48,        1,   921600, 0x198e8a4a
-0,         49,         49,        1,   921600, 0x198e8a4a
 0,         50,         50,        1,   921600, 0x0cad8dc9
-0,         51,         51,        1,   921600, 0x0cad8dc9
-0,         52,         52,        1,   921600, 0x0cad8dc9
 0,         53,         53,        1,   921600, 0x1f74cf3d
-0,         54,         54,        1,   921600, 0x1f74cf3d
 0,         55,         55,        1,   921600, 0xec5b5449
-0,         56,         56,        1,   921600, 0xec5b5449
-0,         57,         57,        1,   921600, 0xec5b5449
 0,         58,         58,        1,   921600, 0x39829711
-0,         59,         59,        1,   921600, 0x39829711
 0,         60,         60,        1,   921600, 0x6de5b9c6
-0,         61,         61,        1,   921600, 0x6de5b9c6
-0,         62,         62,        1,   921600, 0x6de5b9c6
 0,         63,         63,        1,   921600, 0x47b0e9d4
-0,         64,         64,        1,   921600, 0x47b0e9d4
 0,         65,         65,        1,   921600, 0x756452b8
-0,         66,         66,        1,   921600, 0x756452b8
-0,         67,         67,        1,   921600, 0x756452b8
 0,         68,         68,        1,   921600, 0x6fce3478
-0,         69,         69,        1,   921600, 0x6fce3478
 0,         70,         70,        1,   921600, 0x372397cd
-0,         71,         71,        1,   921600, 0x372397cd
-0,         72,         72,        1,   921600, 0x372397cd
 0,         73,         73,        1,   921600, 0xe3999ba1
-0,         74,         74,        1,   921600, 0xe3999ba1
 0,         75,         75,        1,   921600, 0x6ba26b43
-0,         76,         76,        1,   921600, 0x6ba26b43
-0,         77,         77,        1,   921600, 0x6ba26b43
 0,         78,         78,        1,   921600, 0x4e9ee49e
-0,         79,         79,        1,   921600, 0x4e9ee49e
 0,         80,         80,        1,   921600, 0xdb5fd6e7
-0,         81,         81,        1,   921600, 0xdb5fd6e7
-0,         82,         82,        1,   921600, 0xdb5fd6e7
 0,         83,         83,        1,   921600, 0x8f2254a5
-0,         84,         84,        1,   921600, 0x8f2254a5
-0,         85,         85,        1,   921600, 0x8f2254a5
-0,         86,         86,        1,   921600, 0x8f2254a5
-0,         87,         87,        1,   921600, 0x8f2254a5
-0,         88,         88,        1,   921600, 0x8f2254a5
-0,         89,         89,        1,   921600, 0x8f2254a5
-0,         90,         90,        1,   921600, 0x8f2254a5
-0,         91,         91,        1,   921600, 0x8f2254a5
-0,         92,         92,        1,   921600, 0x8f2254a5
 0,         93,         93,        1,   921600, 0x57e95c32
-0,         94,         94,        1,   921600, 0x57e95c32
 0,         95,         95,        1,   921600, 0x41627a9b
-0,         96,         96,        1,   921600, 0x41627a9b
-0,         97,         97,        1,   921600, 0x41627a9b
 0,         98,         98,        1,   921600, 0x7412dcee
-0,         99,         99,        1,   921600, 0x7412dcee
 0,        100,        100,        1,   921600, 0xaebe10ed
-0,        101,        101,        1,   921600, 0xaebe10ed
-0,        102,        102,        1,   921600, 0xaebe10ed
 0,        103,        103,        1,   921600, 0x411a91f6
-0,        104,        104,        1,   921600, 0x411a91f6
 0,        105,        105,        1,   921600, 0xb059df3f
-0,        106,        106,        1,   921600, 0xb059df3f
-0,        107,        107,        1,   921600, 0xb059df3f
 0,        108,        108,        1,   921600, 0x4d6f5a77
-0,        109,        109,        1,   921600, 0x4d6f5a77
 0,        110,        110,        1,   921600, 0xbbf06df4
-0,        111,        111,        1,   921600, 0xbbf06df4
-0,        112,        112,        1,   921600, 0xbbf06df4
 0,        113,        113,        1,   921600, 0xe27f7bf6
-0,        114,        114,        1,   921600, 0xe27f7bf6
 0,        115,        115,        1,   921600, 0xd7e8360e
-0,        116,        116,        1,   921600, 0xd7e8360e
-0,        117,        117,        1,   921600, 0xd7e8360e
 0,        118,        118,        1,   921600, 0x1dd4c344
-0,        119,        119,        1,   921600, 0x1dd4c344
 0,        120,        120,        1,   921600, 0x7995a7ce
-0,        121,        121,        1,   921600, 0x7995a7ce
-0,        122,        122,        1,   921600, 0x7995a7ce
 0,        123,        123,        1,   921600, 0x2ef3c566
-0,        124,        124,        1,   921600, 0x2ef3c566
 0,        125,        125,        1,   921600, 0xf296736e
-0,        126,        126,        1,   921600, 0xf296736e
-0,        127,        127,        1,   921600, 0xf296736e
-0,        128,        128,        1,   921600, 0xf296736e
-0,        129,        129,        1,   921600, 0xf296736e
-0,        130,        130,        1,   921600, 0xf296736e
-0,        131,        131,        1,   921600, 0xf296736e
-0,        132,        132,        1,   921600, 0xf296736e
-0,        133,        133,        1,   921600, 0xf296736e
-0,        134,        134,        1,   921600, 0xf296736e
 0,        135,        135,        1,   921600, 0x1a488311
-0,        136,        136,        1,   921600, 0x1a488311
-0,        137,        137,        1,   921600, 0x1a488311
 0,        138,        138,        1,   921600, 0x9e28011b
-0,        139,        139,        1,   921600, 0x9e28011b
 0,        140,        140,        1,   921600, 0x84d1ea80
-0,        141,        141,        1,   921600, 0x84d1ea80
-0,        142,        142,        1,   921600, 0x84d1ea80
 0,        143,        143,        1,   921600, 0x9ed41052
-0,        144,        144,        1,   921600, 0x9ed41052
 0,        145,        145,        1,   921600, 0xd4db7206
-0,        146,        146,        1,   921600, 0xd4db7206
-0,        147,        147,        1,   921600, 0xd4db7206
 0,        148,        148,        1,   921600, 0x55f695a9
-0,        149,        149,        1,   921600, 0x55f695a9
 0,        150,        150,        1,   921600, 0x9d8c667f
-0,        151,        151,        1,   921600, 0x9d8c667f
-0,        152,        152,        1,   921600, 0x9d8c667f
 0,        153,        153,        1,   921600, 0x9b6037ec
-0,        154,        154,        1,   921600, 0x9b6037ec
 0,        155,        155,        1,   921600, 0x57c5e835
-0,        156,        156,        1,   921600, 0x57c5e835
-0,        157,        157,        1,   921600, 0x57c5e835
 0,        158,        158,        1,   921600, 0x476dad89
-0,        159,        159,        1,   921600, 0x476dad89
 0,        160,        160,        1,   921600, 0xcfd6ad2b
-0,        161,        161,        1,   921600, 0xcfd6ad2b
-0,        162,        162,        1,   921600, 0xcfd6ad2b
 0,        163,        163,        1,   921600, 0x3b372379
-0,        164,        164,        1,   921600, 0x3b372379
 0,        165,        165,        1,   921600, 0x36f245f5
-0,        166,        166,        1,   921600, 0x36f245f5
