diff -rupN a/libbase/GnashImageGif.cpp b/libbase/GnashImageGif.cpp
--- a/libbase/GnashImageGif.cpp	2012-01-19 19:17:48.000000000 +0000
+++ b/libbase/GnashImageGif.cpp	2013-07-30 09:08:37.707930583 +0000
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ GifInput::processRecord(GifRecordType re
 void
 GifInput::read()
 {
-    _gif = DGifOpen(_inStream.get(), &readData); 
+    _gif = DGifOpen(_inStream.get(), &readData, NULL); 
 
     GifRecordType record;