diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index b38dbce3e..82151dcf7 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
   (See COPYING.txt)
 
-  June 14, 2002 - June 19, 2023
+  June 14, 2002 - June 21, 2023
 */
 
 #include "platform.h"
@@ -20941,7 +20941,6 @@ static SDL_Surface *_load_svg(const char *file)
   RsvgHandle *rsvg_handle;
   GError *gerr;
   unsigned char *image;
-  gdouble d_rwidth, d_rheight;
   int rwidth, rheight;
   int width, height, stride;
   float scale;
@@ -20963,11 +20962,31 @@ static SDL_Surface *_load_svg(const char *file)
     return (NULL);
   }
 
-  rsvg_handle_get_intrinsic_size_in_pixels(rsvg_handle, &d_rwidth, &d_rheight);
-  rwidth = (int) d_rwidth;
-  rheight = (int) d_rheight;
+/* rsvg_handle_get_dimensions() is deprecated since since version 2.52,
+   but we currently support some platforms where it's not yet available
+   (e.g., Rocky Linux 9) */
+#if LIBRSVG_MAJOR_VERSION < 2 || LIBRSVG_MINOR_VERSION < 52
+  {
+    RsvgDimensionData dim;
+
+    rsvg_handle_get_dimensions(rsvg_handle, &dim);
+    rwidth = dim.width;
+    rheight = dim.height;
+
+    DEBUG_PRINTF("SVG is %d x %d\n", rwidth, rheight);
+  }
+#else
+  {
+    gdouble d_rwidth, d_rheight;
+
+    rsvg_handle_get_intrinsic_size_in_pixels(rsvg_handle, &d_rwidth, &d_rheight);
+    rwidth = (int) d_rwidth;
+    rheight = (int) d_rheight;
+
+    DEBUG_PRINTF("SVG is %f x %f (%d x %d)\n", d_rwidth, d_rheight, rwidth, rheight);
+  }
+#endif
 
-  DEBUG_PRINTF("SVG is %f x %f (%d x %d)\n", d_rwidth, d_rheight, rwidth, rheight);
 
 
   /* Pick best scale to render to (for the canvas in this instance of Tux Paint) */