diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.c b/libavcodec/avcodec.c
index c00a9b2af8..4df834c708 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.c
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ int attribute_align_arg avcodec_open2(AVCodecContext *avctx, const AVCodec *code
     avci->es.in_frame = av_frame_alloc();
     avci->in_pkt = av_packet_alloc();
     avci->last_pkt_props = av_packet_alloc();
-    avci->pkt_props = av_fifo_alloc(sizeof(*avci->last_pkt_props));
+    avci->pkt_props = av_fifo_alloc2(1, sizeof(*avci->last_pkt_props),
+                                     AV_FIFO_FLAG_AUTO_GROW);
     if (!avci->buffer_frame || !avci->buffer_pkt          ||
         !avci->es.in_frame  || !avci->in_pkt     ||
         !avci->last_pkt_props || !avci->pkt_props) {
@@ -399,13 +400,8 @@ void avcodec_flush_buffers(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     av_packet_unref(avci->buffer_pkt);
 
     av_packet_unref(avci->last_pkt_props);
-    while (av_fifo_size(avci->pkt_props) >= sizeof(*avci->last_pkt_props)) {
-        av_fifo_generic_read(avci->pkt_props,
-                             avci->last_pkt_props, sizeof(*avci->last_pkt_props),
-                             NULL);
+    while (av_fifo_read(avci->pkt_props, avci->last_pkt_props, 1) >= 0)
         av_packet_unref(avci->last_pkt_props);
-    }
-    av_fifo_reset(avci->pkt_props);
 
     av_frame_unref(avci->es.in_frame);
     av_packet_unref(avci->in_pkt);
@@ -464,12 +460,11 @@ av_cold int avcodec_close(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         av_frame_free(&avci->buffer_frame);
         av_packet_free(&avci->buffer_pkt);
         if (avci->pkt_props) {
-            while (av_fifo_size(avci->pkt_props) >= sizeof(*avci->last_pkt_props)) {
+            while (av_fifo_can_read(avci->pkt_props)) {
                 av_packet_unref(avci->last_pkt_props);
-                av_fifo_generic_read(avci->pkt_props, avci->last_pkt_props,
-                                     sizeof(*avci->last_pkt_props), NULL);
+                av_fifo_read(avci->pkt_props, avci->last_pkt_props, 1);
             }
-            av_fifo_freep(&avci->pkt_props);
+            av_fifo_freep2(&avci->pkt_props);
         }
         av_packet_free(&avci->last_pkt_props);
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/decode.c b/libavcodec/decode.c
index 0912f86a14..4023d2dd2e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/decode.c
+++ b/libavcodec/decode.c
@@ -165,26 +165,19 @@ static int extract_packet_props(AVCodecInternal *avci, const AVPacket *pkt)
     int ret = 0;
 
     if (IS_EMPTY(avci->last_pkt_props)) {
-        if (av_fifo_size(avci->pkt_props) >= sizeof(*pkt)) {
-            av_fifo_generic_read(avci->pkt_props, avci->last_pkt_props,
-                                 sizeof(*avci->last_pkt_props), NULL);
-        } else
+        if (av_fifo_read(avci->pkt_props, avci->last_pkt_props, 1) < 0)
             return copy_packet_props(avci->last_pkt_props, pkt);
     }
 
-    if (av_fifo_space(avci->pkt_props) < sizeof(*pkt)) {
-        ret = av_fifo_grow(avci->pkt_props, sizeof(*pkt));
-        if (ret < 0)
-            return ret;
-    }
-
     ret = copy_packet_props(&tmp, pkt);
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
-    av_fifo_generic_write(avci->pkt_props, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), NULL);
+    ret = av_fifo_write(avci->pkt_props, &tmp, 1);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        av_packet_unref(&tmp);
 
-    return 0;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static int decode_bsfs_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
@@ -543,9 +536,10 @@ static int decode_receive_frame_internal(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame)
         avci->draining_done = 1;
 
     if (!(avctx->codec->caps_internal & FF_CODEC_CAP_SETS_FRAME_PROPS) &&
-        IS_EMPTY(avci->last_pkt_props) && av_fifo_size(avci->pkt_props) >= sizeof(*avci->last_pkt_props))
-        av_fifo_generic_read(avci->pkt_props,
-                             avci->last_pkt_props, sizeof(*avci->last_pkt_props), NULL);
+        IS_EMPTY(avci->last_pkt_props)) {
+        // May fail if the FIFO is empty.
+        av_fifo_read(avci->pkt_props, avci->last_pkt_props, 1);
+    }
 
     if (!ret) {
         frame->best_effort_timestamp = guess_correct_pts(avctx,
diff --git a/libavcodec/internal.h b/libavcodec/internal.h
index 72ca1553f6..4e864535f1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/internal.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ typedef struct AVCodecInternal {
      * for decoding.
      */
     AVPacket *last_pkt_props;
-    AVFifoBuffer *pkt_props;
+    AVFifo *pkt_props;
 
     /**
      * temporary buffer used for encoders to store their bitstream
