diff --git a/src/Gtk.jl b/src/Gtk.jl
index 9412d1bc..d0e7aa28 100644
--- a/src/Gtk.jl
+++ b/src/Gtk.jl
@@ -89,30 +89,46 @@ function __init__()
     # MutableArtifacts.toml file that maps in a loaders.cache we dynamically
     # generate by running `gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders:`
     mutable_artifacts_toml = joinpath(dirname(@__DIR__), "MutableArtifacts.toml")
-    loaders_dir_name = "gdk-pixbuf-loaders-dir"
-    loaders_dir_hash = artifact_hash(loaders_dir_name, mutable_artifacts_toml)
     loaders_cache_name = "gdk-pixbuf-loaders-cache"
     loaders_cache_hash = artifact_hash(loaders_cache_name, mutable_artifacts_toml)
     if loaders_cache_hash === nothing
-        # Copy loaders into a directory
-        loaders_dir_hash = create_artifact() do art_dir
-            loaders_dir = mkdir(joinpath(art_dir,"loaders_dir"))
-            pixbuf_loaders = joinpath.(gdk_pixbuf_loaders_dir, readdir(gdk_pixbuf_loaders_dir))
-            Librsvg_jll.is_available() && push!(pixbuf_loaders, Librsvg_jll.libpixbufloader_svg)
-            cp.(pixbuf_loaders, joinpath.(loaders_dir, basename.(pixbuf_loaders)))
-        end
+        if Librsvg_jll.is_available()
+            loaders_dir_name = "gdk-pixbuf-loaders-dir"
+            loaders_dir_hash = artifact_hash(loaders_dir_name, mutable_artifacts_toml)
+
+            # Copy loaders into a directory
+            loaders_dir_hash = create_artifact() do art_dir
+                loaders_dir = mkdir(joinpath(art_dir,"loaders_dir"))
+                pixbuf_loaders = joinpath.(gdk_pixbuf_loaders_dir, readdir(gdk_pixbuf_loaders_dir))
+                push!(pixbuf_loaders, Librsvg_jll.libpixbufloader_svg)
+                cp.(pixbuf_loaders, joinpath.(loaders_dir, basename.(pixbuf_loaders)))
+            end
 
-        loaders_dir = joinpath(artifact_path(loaders_dir_hash), "loaders_dir")
-        # Pkg removes "execute" permissions on Windows
-        Sys.iswindows() && chmod(artifact_path(loaders_dir_hash), 0o755; recursive=true)
-        # Run gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders, capture output,
-        loader_cache_contents = gdk_pixbuf_query_loaders() do gpql
-            libpath = Librsvg_jll.is_available() ? Librsvg_jll.LIBPATH[] : ""
-            withenv("GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR"=>loaders_dir, JLLWrappers.LIBPATH_env=>libpath) do
-                return String(readchomp(`$gpql`))
+            loaders_dir = joinpath(artifact_path(loaders_dir_hash), "loaders_dir")
+            # Pkg removes "execute" permissions on Windows
+            Sys.iswindows() && chmod(artifact_path(loaders_dir_hash), 0o755; recursive=true)
+            # Run gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders, capture output,
+            loader_cache_contents = gdk_pixbuf_query_loaders() do gpql
+                withenv("GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR"=>loaders_dir, JLLWrappers.LIBPATH_env=>Librsvg_jll.LIBPATH[]) do
+                    return String(readchomp(`$gpql`))
+                end
+            end
+
+            bind_artifact!(mutable_artifacts_toml,
+                loaders_dir_name,
+                loaders_dir_hash;
+                force=true
+            )
+        else  # just use the gdk_pixbuf directory
+            # Run gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders, capture output,
+            loader_cache_contents = gdk_pixbuf_query_loaders() do gpql
+                withenv("GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR" => gdk_pixbuf_loaders_dir) do
+                    return String(read(`$gpql`))
+                end
             end
-        end
 
+
+        end
         # Write cache out to file in new artifact
         loaders_cache_hash = create_artifact() do art_dir
             open(joinpath(art_dir, "loaders.cache"), "w") do io
@@ -124,16 +140,13 @@ function __init__()
             loaders_cache_hash;
             force=true
         )
-        bind_artifact!(mutable_artifacts_toml,
-            loaders_dir_name,
-            loaders_dir_hash;
-            force=true
-        )
     end
 
     # Point gdk to our cached loaders
     ENV["GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE"] = joinpath(artifact_path(loaders_cache_hash), "loaders.cache")
-    ENV["GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR"] = joinpath(artifact_path(loaders_dir_hash), "loaders_dir")
+    ENV["GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR"] = Librsvg_jll.is_available() ?
+                                    joinpath(artifact_path(loaders_dir_hash), "loaders_dir") :
+                                    gdk_pixbuf_loaders_dir
 
     if Sys.islinux() || Sys.isfreebsd()
         # Needed by xkbcommon: