diff --git a/gif.c b/gif.c
index 3ebc03f..042456e 100644
--- a/gif.c
+++ b/gif.c
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 #define COMMENT_EXTENSION      0xFE
 #define PLAINTEXT_EXTENSION    0x01
 
-#define READ(dst, size) memcpy(dst, buffer, size); buffer += size
+unsigned char* bbb;
+
+#define READ(dst, size) memcpy(dst, bbb, size); bbb += size
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -483,6 +485,7 @@ static unsigned char* process_gif_stream(unsigned char *buffer, unsigned short*
 
 
 unsigned char* LoadGif(unsigned char *buffer, unsigned short* w, unsigned short* h) {
+    bbb = buffer;
 	return process_gif_stream(buffer, w, h);
 }