diff --git a/rtengine/dcraw.cc b/rtengine/dcraw.cc
index aba4d38d7..9c41e17f9 100644
--- a/rtengine/dcraw.cc
+++ b/rtengine/dcraw.cc
@@ -6206,12 +6206,12 @@ void CLASS apply_tiff()
 	  case  8: load_raw = &CLASS eight_bit_load_raw;	break;
 	  case 12: if (tiff_ifd[raw].phint == 2)
 		     load_flags = 6;
-           if(tiff_ifd[raw].comp != 1) {
-		     load_raw = &CLASS packed_load_raw;
-		     break;
-           } else {
-               tiff_bps = 14;
-           }
+             if(!strncmp(make,"SONY",4) && tiff_ifd[raw].comp == 1) { // hack for some sony cameras which report as 12 bit uncompressed but in fact are 14 bit uncompressed
+                 tiff_bps = 14;
+             } else {
+               load_raw = &CLASS packed_load_raw;
+               break;
+             }
 	  case 14: load_flags = 0;
 	  case 16: load_raw = &CLASS unpacked_load_raw;
 		   if (!strncmp(make,"OLYMPUS",7) &&
diff --git a/rtengine/dcraw.patch b/rtengine/dcraw.patch
index 870c08f18..5b0a2b2ec 100644
--- a/rtengine/dcraw.patch
+++ b/rtengine/dcraw.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --- dcraw.c	2015-11-24 19:17:16 +0000
-+++ dcraw.cc	2015-11-24 20:04:38 +0000
++++ dcraw.cc	2015-11-27 12:35:05 +0000
 @@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
 +/*RT*/#include <glib.h>
 +/*RT*/#include <glib/gstdio.h>
@@ -1287,12 +1287,12 @@
  	  case 12: if (tiff_ifd[raw].phint == 2)
  		     load_flags = 6;
 -		   load_raw = &CLASS packed_load_raw;		break;
-+           if(tiff_ifd[raw].comp != 1) {
-+		     load_raw = &CLASS packed_load_raw;
-+		     break;
-+           } else {
-+               tiff_bps = 14;
-+           }
++             if(!strncmp(make,"SONY",4) && tiff_ifd[raw].comp == 1) { // hack for some sony cameras which report as 12 bit uncompressed but in fact are 14 bit uncompressed
++                 tiff_bps = 14;
++             } else {
++               load_raw = &CLASS packed_load_raw;
++               break;
++             }
  	  case 14: load_flags = 0;
  	  case 16: load_raw = &CLASS unpacked_load_raw;
  		   if (!strncmp(make,"OLYMPUS",7) &&