diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d797219..92d68cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Options:
         --[no-]native-comp-macos-fixes
                                      Enable/disable fix based on feature/native-comp-macos-fixes branch (default: enabled if native-comp supported)
         --[no-]launcher              Enable/disable embedded launcher script  (default: enabled if native-comp is enabled)
+        --rsvg                       Enable SVG image support via librsvg, can yield a unstable build (default: disabled)
         --no-titlebar                Apply no-titlebar patch (default: disabled)
         --no-frame-refocus           Apply no-frame-refocus patch (default: disabled)
 ```
diff --git a/build-emacs-for-macos b/build-emacs-for-macos
index 074faec..a7e69f1 100755
--- a/build-emacs-for-macos
+++ b/build-emacs-for-macos
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ class Build
         configure_flags << '--with-xwidgets'
       end
       configure_flags << '--with-nativecomp' if options[:native_comp]
+      configure_flags << '--without-rsvg' unless options[:rsvg]
 
       run_cmd './configure', *configure_flags
 
@@ -793,10 +794,11 @@ end
 
 if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
   cli_options = {
+    macos_fixes: true,
     native_fast_boot: true,
     parallel: Etc.nprocessors,
-    xwidgets: true,
-    macos_fixes: true
+    rsvg: false,
+    xwidgets: true
   }
 
   OptionParser.new do |opts|
@@ -850,6 +852,11 @@ if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
       cli_options[:launcher] = v
     end
 
+    opts.on('--rsvg', 'Enable SVG image support via librsvg, ' \
+                      'can yield a unstable build (default: disabled)') do
+      cli_options[:rsvg] = true
+    end
+
     opts.on('--no-titlebar', 'Apply no-titlebar patch (default: disabled)') do
       cli_options[:no_titlebar] = true
     end