diff -ur mplayer2/libmpdemux/demux_gif.c mplayer2-patched/libmpdemux/demux_gif.c
--- mplayer2/libmpdemux/demux_gif.c	2014-06-15 23:14:22.159745049 +0400
+++ mplayer2-patched/libmpdemux/demux_gif.c	2014-06-15 23:18:06.329743015 +0400
@@ -311,7 +311,15 @@
 {
   gif_priv_t *priv = demuxer->priv;
   if (!priv) return;
+#if GIFLIB_MAJOR == 5
+  #if GIFLIB_MINOR >= 1
+  if (priv->gif && DGifCloseFile(priv->gif, NULL) == GIF_ERROR)
+  #else
+    if (priv->gif && DGifCloseFile(priv->gif) == GIF_ERROR)
+  #endif
+#else
   if (priv->gif && DGifCloseFile(priv->gif) == GIF_ERROR)
+#endif
     PrintGifError();
   free(priv->refimg);
   free(priv);
diff -ur mplayer2/libvo/vo_gif89a.c mplayer2-patched/libvo/vo_gif89a.c
--- mplayer2/libvo/vo_gif89a.c	2014-06-15 23:16:34.426410512 +0400
+++ mplayer2-patched/libvo/vo_gif89a.c	2014-06-15 23:15:41.833077660 +0400
@@ -370,7 +370,15 @@
 			MPLAYER_VERSION, VO_GIF_REVISION,
 			"joey@nicewarrior.org");
 		EGifPutComment(new_gif, temp);
+#if GIFLIB_MAJOR == 5
+  #if GIFLIB_MINOR >= 1
+		EGifCloseFile(new_gif, NULL); // also frees gif storage space.
+  #else
 		EGifCloseFile(new_gif); // also frees gif storage space.
+  #endif
+#else
+		EGifCloseFile(new_gif); // also frees gif storage space.
+#endif
 	}
 
 	// free our allocated ram