diff --git a/jdk/src/share/native/sun/awt/giflib/dgif_lib.c b/jdk/src/share/native/sun/awt/giflib/dgif_lib.c
index 742ae9c3335..1a9e2cce125 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/native/sun/awt/giflib/dgif_lib.c
+++ b/jdk/src/share/native/sun/awt/giflib/dgif_lib.c
@@ -435,9 +435,7 @@ DGifGetImageDesc(GifFileType * GifFile) {
     Private->PixelCount = (long)GifFile->Image.Width *
        (long)GifFile->Image.Height;
 
-    DGifSetupDecompress(GifFile);  /* Reset decompress algorithm parameters. */
-
-    return GIF_OK;
+    return DGifSetupDecompress(GifFile);  /* Reset decompress algorithm parameters. */
 }
 
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