--- jdk8/jdk/src/share/native/sun/awt/splashscreen/splashscreen_gif.c	2014-09-26 08:52:13.001303676 +0200
+++ jdk8/jdk/src/share/native/sun/awt/splashscreen/splashscreen_gif.c	2014-09-26 08:53:14.143887542 +0200
@@ -318,9 +318,18 @@
 int
 SplashDecodeGifStream(Splash * splash, SplashStream * stream)
 {
+#ifdef GIFLIB_MAJOR >= 5
+    int error = 0;
+    GifFileType *gif = DGifOpen((void *) stream, SplashStreamGifInputFunc, &error);
+
+    if (error)
+	return 0;
+#else
     GifFileType *gif = DGifOpen((void *) stream, SplashStreamGifInputFunc);
 
     if (!gif)
         return 0;
+#endif
+
     return SplashDecodeGif(splash, gif);
 }