diff --git a/libavcodec/codec_desc.c b/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
index 4850e4fb43..73f343ce24 100644
--- a/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static const AVCodecDescriptor codec_descriptors[] = {
         .id        = AV_CODEC_ID_GIF,
         .type      = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
         .name      = "gif",
-        .long_name = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)"),
+        .long_name = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("CompuServe GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)"),
         .props     = AV_CODEC_PROP_LOSSLESS,
         .mime_types= MT("image/gif"),
     },