diff --git a/gnu/packages/graphics.scm b/gnu/packages/graphics.scm
index fdc72d5a8d..a68715abae 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/graphics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/graphics.scm
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ (define-public directfb
        ("opengl" ,mesa)
        ("png" ,libpng)
        ("sdl" ,sdl)
-       ("svg" ,librsvg)
+       ("svg" ,(librsvg-for-system))
        ("tiff" ,libtiff)
        ("tslib" ,tslib)
        ("vdpau" ,libvdpau)