diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index c90a991..ca67424 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ zathura_resources = gnome.compile_resources(
 install_data('org.pwmt.zathura.xml', install_dir: dbusinterfacesdir)
 install_data('org.pwmt.zathura.svg', install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'icons', 'scalable', 'apps'))
 
-rsvg_convert = find_program('rsvg-convert', required: false, native: true)
+rsvg_convert = find_program('rsvg-convert', required: get_option('convert-icon'), native: true)
 if rsvg_convert.found()
   foreach width : [16, 32, 64, 128, 256]
     subdir('icon-@0@'.format(width))
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 667fbcf..0c5bcc9 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -28,3 +28,8 @@ option('tests',
   value: 'auto',
   description: 'run tests'
 )
+option('convert-icon',
+  type: 'feature',
+  value: 'auto',
+  description: 'convert icon to PNG'
+)