diff --git a/tools/target_dec_fuzzer.c b/tools/target_dec_fuzzer.c
index 1c4fb11b8a..9dbe025db9 100644
--- a/tools/target_dec_fuzzer.c
+++ b/tools/target_dec_fuzzer.c
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
             parser = av_parser_init(c->id);
         if (flags & 2)
             ctx->strict_std_compliance = FF_COMPLIANCE_EXPERIMENTAL;
+        if (flags & 4) {
+            ctx->err_recognition = AV_EF_AGGRESSIVE | AV_EF_COMPLIANT | AV_EF_CAREFUL;
+            if (flags & 8)
+                ctx->err_recognition |= AV_EF_EXPLODE;
+        }
+
 
         extradata_size = bytestream2_get_le32(&gbc);