diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index 3e1b7d1f96..52f0ce400c 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ script: |
     mkdir -p ${BASE_CACHE} ${SOURCES_PATH}
   fi
 
+  ls librsvg*.deb || wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libr/librsvg/librsvg2-2_2.40.13-3_amd64.deb
+  dpkg -x librsvg*.deb new-rsvg
+  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(echo $PWD/new-rsvg/usr/lib/*/)"
+
   function create_global_faketime_wrappers {
   for prog in ${FAKETIME_PROGS}; do
     echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > ${WRAP_DIR}/${prog}
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
index ef5bf99b3d..399a51ae0f 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ script: |
 
   export ZERO_AR_DATE=1
 
+  ls librsvg*.deb || wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libr/librsvg/librsvg2-2_2.40.13-3_amd64.deb
+  dpkg -x librsvg*.deb new-rsvg
+  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(echo $PWD/new-rsvg/usr/lib/*/)"
+
   function create_global_faketime_wrappers {
   for prog in ${FAKETIME_PROGS}; do
     echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > ${WRAP_DIR}/${prog}
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
index 616183a3cb..2a0c5243e4 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ script: |
     mkdir -p ${BASE_CACHE} ${SOURCES_PATH}
   fi
 
+  ls librsvg*.deb || wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libr/librsvg/librsvg2-2_2.40.13-3_amd64.deb
+  dpkg -x librsvg*.deb new-rsvg
+  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(echo $PWD/new-rsvg/usr/lib/*/)"
+
   function create_global_faketime_wrappers {
   for prog in ${FAKETIME_PROGS}; do
     echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > ${WRAP_DIR}/${prog}