diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
index 98061c93ae..4d2caf205a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xorg)
   #:use-module (guix utils)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 match)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1))
 
 (define-public emacs
@@ -236,7 +237,12 @@
        ("libpng" ,libpng)
        ("zlib" ,zlib)
 
-       ("librsvg" ,librsvg)
+       ;; librsvg is an optional dependency that pulls in rust.  Rust is not
+       ;; supported well on every architecture yet.
+       ,@(match (or (%current-target-system)
+                    (%current-system))
+                ("x86_64-linux" `(("librsvg" ,librsvg)))
+                           (_ '()))
        ("libxpm" ,libxpm)
        ("libxml2" ,libxml2)
        ("libice" ,libice)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
index f458366fb6..0468cbf830 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
@@ -776,7 +776,12 @@ is part of the GNOME accessibility project.")
    (outputs '("out" "bin" "doc"))
    (propagated-inputs
     `(("atk" ,atk)
-      ("gdk-pixbuf" ,gdk-pixbuf+svg)
+      ;; SVG support is optional and requires librsvg, which pulls in rust.
+      ;; Rust is not supported well on every architecture yet.
+      ("gdk-pixbuf" ,(match (or (%current-target-system)
+                                (%current-system))
+                            ("x86_64-linux" gdk-pixbuf+svg)
+                            (_ gdk-pixbuf)))
       ("pango" ,pango)))
    (inputs
     `(("cups" ,cups)
@@ -843,7 +848,12 @@ application suites.")
    (propagated-inputs
     `(("at-spi2-atk" ,at-spi2-atk)
       ("atk" ,atk)
-      ("gdk-pixbuf" ,gdk-pixbuf+svg)
+      ;; SVG support is optional and requires librsvg, which pulls in rust.
+      ;; Rust is not supported well on every architecture yet.
+      ("gdk-pixbuf" ,(match (or (%current-target-system)
+                                (%current-system))
+                            ("x86_64-linux" gdk-pixbuf+svg)
+                            (_ gdk-pixbuf)))
       ("libepoxy" ,libepoxy)
       ("libxcursor" ,libxcursor)
       ("libxi" ,libxi)