diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgphoto2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgphoto2/default.nix
index 0776f5780aa3..2a3857a735b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgphoto2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgphoto2/default.nix
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
   buildInputs = [pkgconfig libusb];
 
+  ## remove this patch when 2.2.2 is released
   patches = [./libgphoto2-2.2.1.patch];
 }