diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/gif/ReaderWriterGIF.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/gif/ReaderWriterGIF.cpp
index 4b5cd22cc..12f46e1d9 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/gif/ReaderWriterGIF.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/gif/ReaderWriterGIF.cpp
@@ -560,7 +560,11 @@ GifImageStream** obj)
     *width_ret = giffile->SWidth;
     *height_ret = giffile->SHeight;
     *numComponents_ret = 4;
+#if (GIFLIB_MAJOR >= 5)
+    DGifCloseFile(giffile, &Error);
+#else
     DGifCloseFile(giffile);
+#endif
     return buffer;
 }