diff --git a/examples/scaling/main.go b/examples/scaling/main.go
index f646033..ba4614a 100644
--- a/examples/scaling/main.go
+++ b/examples/scaling/main.go
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ func main() {
 	defer swsCtx.Free()
 
 	// Prepare destination frame (Width, Height and Buffer for correct scaling would be set)
-	swsCtx.PrepareDestinationFrameForScaling(dstFrame)
+	if err = swsCtx.PrepareDestinationFrameForScaling(dstFrame); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(fmt.Errorf("main: prepare destination image failed: %w", err))
+	}
 
 	// Scale frame
 	if output_slice_height := swsCtx.ScaleFrame(srcFrame, dstFrame); output_slice_height != *dstHeight {
diff --git a/software_scale_context.go b/software_scale_context.go
index f5d8edb..c4d5f7f 100644
--- a/software_scale_context.go
+++ b/software_scale_context.go
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ func (ssc *SoftwareScaleContext) updateContext() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ssc *SoftwareScaleContext) PrepareDestinationFrameForScaling(dstFrame *Frame) {
+func (ssc *SoftwareScaleContext) PrepareDestinationFrameForScaling(dstFrame *Frame) error {
 	dstFrame.SetPixelFormat(PixelFormat(ssc.dstFormat))
 	dstFrame.SetWidth(int(ssc.dstW))
 	dstFrame.SetHeight(int(ssc.dstH))
-	dstFrame.AllocBuffer(1)
+	return dstFrame.AllocBuffer(1)
 }
 
 func (ssc *SoftwareScaleContext) SetDestinationHeight(i int) error {
diff --git a/software_scale_context_test.go b/software_scale_context_test.go
index 75c32b2..90e2a2a 100644
--- a/software_scale_context_test.go
+++ b/software_scale_context_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestSoftwareScaleContext(t *testing.T) {
 	swsc := astiav.NewSoftwareScaleContext(srcW, srcH, srcPixelFormat, dstW, dstH, dstPixelFormat, swscf)
 	require.NotNil(t, swsc)
 
-	swsc.PrepareDestinationFrameForScaling(f2)
+	require.NoError(t, swsc.PrepareDestinationFrameForScaling(f2))
 	require.Equal(t, dstH, swsc.ScaleFrame(f1, f2))
 
 	require.Equal(t, dstW, f2.Height())
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestSoftwareScaleContext(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, swsc.SetDestinationHeight(dstH))
 	require.NoError(t, swsc.SetDestinationPixelFormat(dstPixelFormat))
 
-	swsc.PrepareDestinationFrameForScaling(f3)
+	require.NoError(t, swsc.PrepareDestinationFrameForScaling(f3))
 	require.Equal(t, f3.Height(), dstH)
 	require.Equal(t, f3.Width(), dstW)
 	require.Equal(t, f3.PixelFormat(), dstPixelFormat)