--- gthumb-2.6.8/src/dlg-jpegtran.c	2005-09-21 03:56:17.000000000 -0400
+++ ./dlg-jpegtran.c	2005-10-13 01:48:11.000000000 -0400
@@ -670,8 +670,10 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBEXIF
 		if ((rot_type == TRAN_ROTATE_90) || (rot_type == TRAN_ROTATE_270))
 			swap_xy_exif_fields (fd->path, data);
+#if 0
 		update_orientation_field (fd->path, data);
 #endif
+#endif
 
 		data->files_changed_list = g_list_prepend (data->files_changed_list, 
 							   g_strdup (fd->path));
