diff --git a/filters/f_autoconvert.c b/filters/f_autoconvert.c
index 7f5c054d6f..dcd5ea2485 100644
--- a/filters/f_autoconvert.c
+++ b/filters/f_autoconvert.c
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ static bool build_image_converter(struct mp_autoconvert *c, struct mp_log *log,
     }
 
     struct mp_filter *conv = mp_filter_create(f, &convert_filter);
+    if (!conv)
+        return false;
+
     mp_filter_add_pin(conv, MP_PIN_IN, "in");
     mp_filter_add_pin(conv, MP_PIN_OUT, "out");
 
diff --git a/filters/f_decoder_wrapper.c b/filters/f_decoder_wrapper.c
index 87489ccdf1..76b97078f5 100644
--- a/filters/f_decoder_wrapper.c
+++ b/filters/f_decoder_wrapper.c
@@ -430,10 +430,12 @@ static bool reinit_decoder(struct priv *p)
         }
     }
 
+    if (!driver)
+        return false;
+
     if (!list) {
         struct mp_decoder_list *full = talloc_zero(NULL, struct mp_decoder_list);
-        if (driver)
-            driver->add_decoders(full);
+        driver->add_decoders(full);
         const char *codec = p->codec->codec;
         if (codec && strcmp(codec, "null") == 0)
             codec = fallback;
@@ -1232,6 +1234,8 @@ struct mp_decoder_wrapper *mp_decoder_wrapper_create(struct mp_filter *parent,
 
     p->decf = mp_filter_create(p->dec_root_filter ? p->dec_root_filter : public_f,
                                &decf_filter);
+    if (!p->decf)
+        goto error;
     p->decf->priv = p;
     p->decf->log = public_f->log = p->log;
     mp_filter_add_pin(p->decf, MP_PIN_OUT, "out");
diff --git a/filters/f_swresample.c b/filters/f_swresample.c
index fb1ef05194..8cb687def0 100644
--- a/filters/f_swresample.c
+++ b/filters/f_swresample.c
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ static bool reorder_planes(struct mp_aframe *mpa, int *reorder,
 
     int num_planes = mp_aframe_get_planes(mpa);
     uint8_t **planes = mp_aframe_get_data_rw(mpa);
+    if (num_planes && !planes)
+        return false;
     uint8_t *old_planes[MP_NUM_CHANNELS];
     assert(num_planes <= MP_NUM_CHANNELS);
     for (int n = 0; n < num_planes; n++)
diff --git a/player/loadfile.c b/player/loadfile.c
index b7a4e31153..1d25dc340a 100644
--- a/player/loadfile.c
+++ b/player/loadfile.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static void print_stream(struct MPContext *mpctx, struct track *t)
             APPEND(b, " %dHz", s->codec->samplerate);
     }
     APPEND(b, ")");
-    if (s->hls_bitrate > 0)
+    if (s && s->hls_bitrate > 0)
         APPEND(b, " (%d kbps)", (s->hls_bitrate + 500) / 1000);
     if (t->is_external)
         APPEND(b, " (external)");
diff --git a/stream/stream_libarchive.c b/stream/stream_libarchive.c
index 61c95cc349..ff2d5123e5 100644
--- a/stream/stream_libarchive.c
+++ b/stream/stream_libarchive.c
@@ -583,6 +583,8 @@ static int archive_entry_open(stream_t *stream)
 
     char *base = talloc_strdup(p, stream->path);
     char *name = strchr(base, '|');
+    if (!name)
+        return STREAM_ERROR;
     *name++ = '\0';
     if (name[0] == '/')
         name += 1;
diff --git a/video/out/gpu/video.c b/video/out/gpu/video.c
index 0f48261389..852ee78cde 100644
--- a/video/out/gpu/video.c
+++ b/video/out/gpu/video.c
@@ -1702,6 +1702,7 @@ static void reinit_scaler(struct gl_video *p, struct scaler *scaler,
                           double scale_factor,
                           int sizes[])
 {
+    assert(conf);
     if (scaler_conf_eq(scaler->conf, *conf) &&
         scaler->scale_factor == scale_factor &&
         scaler->initialized)
@@ -1709,13 +1710,13 @@ static void reinit_scaler(struct gl_video *p, struct scaler *scaler,
 
     uninit_scaler(p, scaler);
 
-    if (conf && scaler->index == SCALER_DSCALE && (!conf->kernel.name ||
+    if (scaler->index == SCALER_DSCALE && (!conf->kernel.name ||
         !conf->kernel.name[0]))
     {
         conf = &p->opts.scaler[SCALER_SCALE];
     }
 
-    if (conf && scaler->index == SCALER_CSCALE && (!conf->kernel.name ||
+    if (scaler->index == SCALER_CSCALE && (!conf->kernel.name ||
         !conf->kernel.name[0]))
     {
         conf = &p->opts.scaler[SCALER_SCALE];
diff --git a/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c b/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
index 440a324031..e003f2391f 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
@@ -1946,6 +1946,9 @@ static void update_hook_opts(struct priv *p, char **opts, const char *shaderpath
                 break;
             }
 
+            if (!opt.type)
+                goto next_hook;
+
             opt.type->parse(p->log, &opt, k, v, hp->data);
             goto next_hook;
         }