diff --git a/media-libs/sdl_image/sdl_image-1.2.12.recipe b/media-libs/sdl_image/sdl_image-1.2.12.recipe
index 53c118122..0267d5a90 100644
--- a/media-libs/sdl_image/sdl_image-1.2.12.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/sdl_image/sdl_image-1.2.12.recipe
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ SOURCE_DIR="SDL_image-1.2.12"
 ARCHITECTURES="all"
 SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
 
+if [ "$effectiveTargetArchitecture" == "x86_gcc2" ]; then
+TIFF_VERSION=5
+else
+TIFF_VERSION=6
+fi
+
 PROVIDES="
 	sdl_image$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1.2
 	lib:libSDL_image_1.2$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 0
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:libjpeg$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libSDL_1.2$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libtiff$secondaryArchSuffix >= 6
+	devel:libtiff$secondaryArchSuffix >= $TIFF_VERSION
 	devel:libwebp$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"