diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/cartridges/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/cartridges/default.nix
index ff06da875d61..97e35455c217 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/cartridges/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/cartridges/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     requests
   ];
 
+  # TODO: remove this when #286814 hits master
+  mesonFlags = [ "-Dtiff_compression=jpeg" ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     libadwaita
     (python3Packages.python.withPackages (_: finalAttrs.pythonPath))