diff --git a/general/graphlib/libtiff.xml b/general/graphlib/libtiff.xml
index d56777814d..a7fac41842 100644
--- a/general/graphlib/libtiff.xml
+++ b/general/graphlib/libtiff.xml
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of libtiff</title>
 
+    <para>
+      First fix several security issues identified upstream:
+    </para>
+
+<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../tiff-&libtiff-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch</userinput></screen>
+
     <para>
       Install <application>libtiff</application> by running the following
       commands:
@@ -129,11 +135,10 @@ ninja</userinput></screen>
       user:
     </para>
 
-<screen role="root"><userinput>ninja install
-sed -i /Version/s/\$/$(cat ../VERSION)/ /usr/lib/pkgconfig/libtiff-4.pc</userinput></screen>
+<screen role="root"><userinput>ninja install</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>
-
+  <!--
   <sect2 role="commands">
     <title>Command Explanations</title>
 
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ sed -i /Version/s/\$/$(cat ../VERSION)/ /usr/lib/pkgconfig/libtiff-4.pc</userinp
     </para>
 
   </sect2>
-
+  -->
   <sect2 role="content">
     <title>Contents</title>