diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix
index 6a3abe93b1b7..2fe6159556f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1j3snghqjbhwmnm5vz3dr1zm68dj15mgbx1wqld7vkl7n2nfaihf";
   };
 
-  # FreeImage needs this patch
   patches = [
+    # FreeImage needs this patch
     ./headers.patch
+    # libc++abi 11 has an `#include <version>`, this picks up files name
+    # `version` in the project's include paths
     ./rename-version.patch
   ];