diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py b/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py
index bcb883150dda..f8f42391f3e2 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ def open(filename):
         doc=FreeCAD.newDocument(docname)
         doc.Label = decodeName(docname[:-4])
         parser = xml.sax.make_parser()
+        parser.setFeature(xml.sax.handler.feature_external_ges, False)
         parser.setContentHandler(svgHandler())
         parser._cont_handler.doc = doc
         f = pythonopen(filename)
@@ -1193,6 +1194,7 @@ def insert(filename,docname):
                 doc=FreeCAD.newDocument(docname)
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument = doc
         parser = xml.sax.make_parser()
+        parser.setFeature(xml.sax.handler.feature_external_ges, False)
         parser.setContentHandler(svgHandler())
         parser._cont_handler.doc = doc
         parser.parse(pythonopen(filename))