diff --git a/graphics/grTCairo1.c b/graphics/grTCairo1.c
index 7e293d2f..27299739 100644
--- a/graphics/grTCairo1.c
+++ b/graphics/grTCairo1.c
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ GrTCairoPlotSVG (char *filename, MagWindow *mw)
     wind_context = tcairodata->context;
     tcairodata->surface = (cairo_surface_t *)cairo_svg_surface_create(filename,
 		(double)screenw, (double)screenh);
+    cairo_svg_surface_restrict_to_version(
+		tcairodata->surface, CAIRO_SVG_VERSION_1_2);
+
     tcairodata->context = cairo_create(tcairodata->surface);
     WindRedisplay(mw);
     WindUpdate();