diff --git a/src/enc/backward_references_enc.c b/src/enc/backward_references_enc.c
index 49a0fac0..dc98bf17 100644
--- a/src/enc/backward_references_enc.c
+++ b/src/enc/backward_references_enc.c
@@ -283,8 +283,7 @@ int VP8LHashChainFill(VP8LHashChain* const p, int quality,
   hash_to_first_index =
       (int32_t*)WebPSafeMalloc(HASH_SIZE, sizeof(*hash_to_first_index));
   if (hash_to_first_index == NULL) {
-    WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-    return 0;
+    return WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
   }
 
   percent_range = remaining_percent / 2;
@@ -1050,8 +1049,7 @@ int VP8LGetBackwardReferences(
     refs_best = GetBackwardReferencesLowEffort(
         width, height, argb, cache_bits_best, hash_chain, refs);
     if (refs_best == NULL) {
-      WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-      return 0;
+      return WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
     }
     // Set it in first position.
     BackwardRefsSwap(refs_best, &refs[0]);
@@ -1059,8 +1057,7 @@ int VP8LGetBackwardReferences(
     if (!GetBackwardReferences(width, height, argb, quality, lz77_types_to_try,
                                cache_bits_max, do_no_cache, hash_chain, refs,
                                cache_bits_best)) {
-      WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-      return 0;
+      return WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/enc/frame_enc.c b/src/enc/frame_enc.c
index 3f816613..9a98dc1f 100644
--- a/src/enc/frame_enc.c
+++ b/src/enc/frame_enc.c
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ static int PreLoopInitialize(VP8Encoder* const enc) {
   }
   if (!ok) {
     VP8EncFreeBitWriters(enc);  // malloc error occurred
-    WebPEncodingSetError(enc->pic_, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+    return WebPEncodingSetError(enc->pic_, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
   }
   return ok;
 }
diff --git a/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c b/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c
index 2cb1f807..3a8ec3dd 100644
--- a/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c
+++ b/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ static int CoOccurrenceBuild(const WebPPicture* const pic,
   uint32_t palette_sorted[MAX_PALETTE_SIZE];
   lines = (uint32_t*)WebPSafeMalloc(2 * pic->width, sizeof(*lines));
   if (lines == NULL) {
-    WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-    return 0;
+    return WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
   }
   line_top = &lines[0];
   line_current = &lines[pic->width];
@@ -255,8 +254,7 @@ static int PaletteSortModifiedZeng(
   cooccurrence =
       (uint32_t*)WebPSafeCalloc(num_colors * num_colors, sizeof(*cooccurrence));
   if (cooccurrence == NULL) {
-    WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-    return 0;
+    return WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
   }
   if (!CoOccurrenceBuild(pic, palette_sorted, num_colors, cooccurrence)) {
     WebPSafeFree(cooccurrence);
@@ -1013,8 +1011,7 @@ static int StoreImageToBitMask(
     VP8LRefsCursorNext(&c);
   }
   if (bw->error_) {
-    WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-    return 0;
+    return WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
   }
   return 1;
 }
@@ -1460,15 +1457,13 @@ static int WriteImage(const WebPPicture* const pic, VP8LBitWriter* const bw,
 
   if (!WriteRiffHeader(pic, riff_size, vp8l_size) ||
       !pic->writer(webpll_data, webpll_size, pic)) {
-    WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_BAD_WRITE);
-    return 0;
+    return WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_BAD_WRITE);
   }
 
   if (pad) {
     const uint8_t pad_byte[1] = { 0 };
     if (!pic->writer(pad_byte, 1, pic)) {
-      WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_BAD_WRITE);
-      return 0;
+      return WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_BAD_WRITE);
     }
   }
   *coded_size = CHUNK_HEADER_SIZE + riff_size;
@@ -1513,8 +1508,7 @@ static int AllocateTransformBuffer(VP8LEncoder* const enc, int width,
     ClearTransformBuffer(enc);
     mem = (uint32_t*)WebPSafeMalloc(mem_size, sizeof(*mem));
     if (mem == NULL) {
-      WebPEncodingSetError(enc->pic_, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-      return 0;
+      return WebPEncodingSetError(enc->pic_, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
     }
     enc->transform_mem_ = mem;
     enc->transform_mem_size_ = (size_t)mem_size;
@@ -1622,8 +1616,7 @@ static int ApplyPalette(const uint32_t* src, uint32_t src_stride, uint32_t* dst,
   int x, y;
 
   if (tmp_row == NULL) {
-    WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-    return 0;
+    return WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
   }
 
   if (palette_size < APPLY_PALETTE_GREEDY_MAX) {
@@ -1977,9 +1970,8 @@ int VP8LEncodeStream(const WebPConfig* const config,
   int ok_main;
 
   if (enc_main == NULL || !VP8LBitWriterInit(&bw_side, 0)) {
-    WebPEncodingSetError(picture, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
     VP8LEncoderDelete(enc_main);
-    return 0;
+    return WebPEncodingSetError(picture, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
   }
 
   // Avoid "garbage value" error from Clang's static analysis tool.
@@ -2126,8 +2118,7 @@ int VP8LEncodeImage(const WebPConfig* const config,
   if (picture == NULL) return 0;
 
   if (config == NULL || picture->argb == NULL) {
-    WebPEncodingSetError(picture, VP8_ENC_ERROR_NULL_PARAMETER);
-    return 0;
+    return WebPEncodingSetError(picture, VP8_ENC_ERROR_NULL_PARAMETER);
   }
 
   width = picture->width;
diff --git a/src/enc/webp_enc.c b/src/enc/webp_enc.c
index 518f508d..583fe6a8 100644
--- a/src/enc/webp_enc.c
+++ b/src/enc/webp_enc.c
@@ -320,8 +320,7 @@ int WebPReportProgress(const WebPPicture* const pic,
     *percent_store = percent;
     if (pic->progress_hook && !pic->progress_hook(percent, pic)) {
       // user abort requested
-      WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_USER_ABORT);
-      return 0;
+      return WebPEncodingSetError(pic, VP8_ENC_ERROR_USER_ABORT);
     }
   }
   return 1;  // ok