diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog b/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog
index 7faf7f1950..9f91418a8e 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-03-08  Jonathan Blandford  <jrb@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdk-pixbuf/io-gif.c (gdk_pixbuf__gif_image_load): free the context.
+	(gdk_pixbuf__gif_image_load_animation): free the context.
+
 2000-03-06  Arjan van de Ven <arjan@fenrus.demon.nl>
 
 	* gdk-pixbuf/io-bmp.c: Fixed to pointer-bugs and a 
diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/io-gif.c b/gdk-pixbuf/io-gif.c
index 71c6288cb9..c4397c497d 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/io-gif.c
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/io-gif.c
@@ -1087,6 +1087,7 @@ GdkPixbuf *
 gdk_pixbuf__gif_image_load (FILE *file)
 {
 	GifContext *context;
+	GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail (file != NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -1095,7 +1096,10 @@ gdk_pixbuf__gif_image_load (FILE *file)
 
 	gif_main_loop (context);
 
-	return context->pixbuf;
+	pixbuf = context->pixbuf;
+	g_free (context);
+ 
+	return pixbuf;
 }
 
 gpointer
@@ -1197,6 +1201,7 @@ GdkPixbufAnimation *
 gdk_pixbuf__gif_image_load_animation (FILE *file)
 {
 	GifContext *context;
+	GdkPixbufAnimation *animation;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail (file != NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -1208,6 +1213,8 @@ gdk_pixbuf__gif_image_load_animation (FILE *file)
 	context->file = file;
 
 	gif_main_loop (context);
-	
-	return context->animation;
+
+	animation = context->animation;
+	g_free (context);
+	return animation;
 }