diff --git a/mapserver.spec b/mapserver.spec
index 298719f..ae27543 100644
--- a/mapserver.spec
+++ b/mapserver.spec
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ chmod -x mapscript/php3/README
 %configure \
    --with-gd \
    --with-zlib \
-   --with-tiff \
    --with-freetype=%{_bindir}/freetype-config \
    --with-gdal=%{_bindir}/gdal-config \
    --with-ogr=%{_bindir}/gdal-config \
@@ -265,6 +264,8 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_javadir}/*.jar
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 22 2008 Stephan Holl <stephan.holl@intevation.de> 5.2.0
+- removed --with-tiff-option based on a hint from Andreas Hirner. See http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-unable-to-read-TIF-with-mapserver-5.3dev-td738238.html for more information
 * Tue Aug 28 2008 Stephan Holl <stephan.holl@intevation.de> 5.2.0
 - changed path of mapscript-module
 - added dependency of apache2_mod-php5 to php-mapserver