diff --git a/debian/patches/005-add-fortify-build-flags.patch b/debian/patches/005-add-fortify-build-flags.patch
index 0717d50..a98712d 100644
--- a/debian/patches/005-add-fortify-build-flags.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/005-add-fortify-build-flags.patch
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Description: Add FORTIFY_SOURCE flag directly in Makefile
+ The flag, otherwise, doesn't seem to propogate correctly to all
+ modules built by the project.
+Author: Alan M Varghese
+Last-Update: 2024-03-01
+Forwarded: not-needed
 --- a/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/CMakeLists.txt
 @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@