diff --git a/general/genutils/imagemagick.xml b/general/genutils/imagemagick.xml
index 189f9ae862..2ec023defc 100644
--- a/general/genutils/imagemagick.xml
+++ b/general/genutils/imagemagick.xml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
   <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
   %general-entities;
 
-  <!ENTITY imagemagick-patch-version "10">
+  <!ENTITY imagemagick-patch-version "8">
 
   <!ENTITY imagemagick-download-http "https://www.imagemagick.org/download/releases/ImageMagick-&imagemagick-version;-&imagemagick-patch-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY imagemagick-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/releases/ImageMagick-&imagemagick-version;-&imagemagick-patch-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY imagemagick-md5sum        "a5b7169a295ce90a6aad23f8580d7c65">
-  <!ENTITY imagemagick-size          "7.9 MB">
-  <!ENTITY imagemagick-buildsize     "157 MB, with typical dependencies (add 31 MB for the test suite)">
-  <!ENTITY imagemagick-time          "2.9 SBU - typical build (add 1.8 SBU for the test suite and 1.5 SBU for the validation suite)">
+  <!ENTITY imagemagick-size          "8.4 MB">
+  <!ENTITY imagemagick-buildsize     "142 MB, with typical dependencies (add 31 MB for the test suite)">
+  <!ENTITY imagemagick-time          "2.6 SBU - typical build (add 1.8 SBU for the test suite and 1.5 SBU for the validation suite)">
 ]>
 
 <!-- Editors: It is highly unlikely that the buildsize (disk space used) will
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       Bindings for Perl and C++ are also available.
     </para>
 
-    &lfs79_checked;&gcc6_checked;
+    &lfs7a_checked;
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
     <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
         <para>Estimated build time: &imagemagick-time;</para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
+<!--
+    It looks like old release are still available now
 
     <note>
       <para>
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@
         url="&sources-anduin-http;/ImageMagick/ImageMagick-&imagemagick-version;-&imagemagick-patch-version;.tar.xz"/>.
       </para>
     </note>
-
+-->
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">ImageMagick Dependencies</bridgehead>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 0b81d94123..78a4fe689e 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>August 31st, 2016</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Reverted to ImageMagick-6.9.5-8 (latest IM-6 version). Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;8223">#8223</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to mplayer-1.3.0. Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;8222">#8222</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 64537aa2eb..a622ef428d 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 <!ENTITY icon-naming-utils-version    "0.8.90">
 <!ENTITY highlight-version            "3.31">
 <!ENTITY ibus-version                 "1.5.14">
-<!ENTITY imagemagick-version          "7.0.1">
+<!ENTITY imagemagick-version          "6.9.5">
 <!ENTITY intltool-version             "0.50.2">
 <!ENTITY lsof-version                 "4.89">
 <!ENTITY pinentry-version             "0.9.7">