diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 20c090c2b..eadd3af7e 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ IF(ZLIB_FOUND)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(zip)
 ENDIF(ZLIB_FOUND)
 
-IF(RSVG_FOUND)
+IF(RSVG_FOUND AND CAIRO_FOUND)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(svg)
-ENDIF(RSVG_FOUND)
+ENDIF(RSVG_FOUND AND CAIRO_FOUND)
 
 
 ##########to get all the variables of Cmake