diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.1.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.1.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e8016a078222..908a99164f82 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5866,9 +5866,10 @@ let
 
   libupnp = callPackage ../development/libraries/pupnp { };
 
-  giflib = callPackage ../development/libraries/giflib { };
+  giflib = giflib_5_0;
   giflib_4_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/giflib/4.1.nix { };
   giflib_5_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/giflib/5.0.nix { };
+  giflib_5_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/giflib/5.1.nix { };
 
   libungif = callPackage ../development/libraries/giflib/libungif.nix { };