diff --git a/ext/gd/libgd/gd_arc.c b/ext/gd/libgd/gd_arc.c
index 545dcb3fc5a..1c748713888 100644
--- a/ext/gd/libgd/gd_arc.c
+++ b/ext/gd/libgd/gd_arc.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void gdImageFilledEllipse (gdImagePtr im, int mx, int my, int w, int h, int c)
 	int x=0,mx1=0,mx2=0,my1=0,my2=0;
 	long aq,bq,dx,dy,r,rx,ry,a,b;
 	int i;
-	int old_y1,old_y2;
+	int old_y2;
 
 	a=w>>1;
 	b=h>>1;
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ void gdImageFilledEllipse (gdImagePtr im, int mx, int my, int w, int h, int c)
 	ry = 0;
 	x = a;
 	old_y2=-2;
-	old_y1=-2;
 	while (x > 0){
 		if (r > 0) {
 			my1++;my2--;
@@ -95,15 +94,10 @@ void gdImageFilledEllipse (gdImagePtr im, int mx, int my, int w, int h, int c)
 		if(old_y2!=my2){
 			for(i=mx1;i<=mx2;i++){
 				gdImageSetPixel(im,i,my1,c);
-			}
-		}
-		if(old_y2!=my2){
-			for(i=mx1;i<=mx2;i++){
 				gdImageSetPixel(im,i,my2,c);
 			}
 		}
 		old_y2 = my2;
-		old_y1 = my1;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagefilledellipse_basic.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagefilledellipse_basic.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1a578ad43f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagefilledellipse_basic.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--TEST--
+Testing imagefilledellipse() of GD library
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php 
+if (!extension_loaded("gd")) die("skip GD not present");
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$image = imagecreatetruecolor(100, 100);
+
+$white = imagecolorallocate($image, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF);
+
+//create an ellipse and fill it with white color    
+imagefilledellipse($image, 50, 50, 40, 30, $white);
+
+ob_start();
+imagepng($image);
+$img = ob_get_contents();
+ob_end_clean();
+
+echo md5(base64_encode($img));
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+9ba540bba1b78c9f08efaa6fa0afd93b