diff --git a/libvips/foreign/gifload.c b/libvips/foreign/gifload.c
index d7cc4975..73210a4c 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/gifload.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/gifload.c
@@ -701,13 +701,15 @@ static int
 vips_foreign_load_gif_set_header( VipsForeignLoadGif *gif, VipsImage *image )
 {
 	const gint64 total_height = (gint64) gif->file->SHeight * gif->n;
-	if ( total_height <= 0 || total_height > VIPS_MAX_COORD ) {
-		vips_error( "gifload", "%s",
-			_( "image size out of bounds" ) );
+
+	if( total_height <= 0 || 
+		total_height > VIPS_MAX_COORD ) {
+		vips_error( "gifload", "%s", _( "image size out of bounds" ) );
 		return( -1 );
 	}
+
 	vips_image_init_fields( image,
-		gif->file->SWidth, (int) total_height,
+		gif->file->SWidth, total_height,
 		(gif->has_colour ? 3 : 1) + (gif->has_transparency ? 1 : 0),
 		VIPS_FORMAT_UCHAR, VIPS_CODING_NONE,
 		gif->has_colour ?