diff --git a/src/common/imagtiff.cpp b/src/common/imagtiff.cpp
index 5229f62fdf..fff70bfa64 100644
--- a/src/common/imagtiff.cpp
+++ b/src/common/imagtiff.cpp
@@ -552,7 +552,6 @@ bool wxTIFFHandler::SaveFile( wxImage *image, wxOutputStream& stream, bool verbo
         return false;
     }
 
-    TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_ORIENTATION, ORIENTATION_TOPLEFT);
     TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH,  (uint32)image->GetWidth());
     TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH, (uint32)image->GetHeight());
     TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_ORIENTATION, ORIENTATION_TOPLEFT);