diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1c468b..732d6fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ npm install --save-dev babel-plugin-inline-react-svg
 #### Options
 
 - *`ignorePattern`* - A pattern that imports will be tested against to selectively ignore imports.
-- *`svgo`* - svgo options. Example:
+- *`svgo`* - svgo options (`false` to disable). Example:
 ```json
 {
   "plugins": [
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 3fef0a1..bd61411 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ export default ({ types: t }) => ({
         const importIdentifier = path.node.specifiers[0].local;
         const iconPath = state.file.opts.filename;
         const svgPath = resolveFrom(dirname(iconPath), path.node.source.value);
-        const svgSource = readFileSync(svgPath, 'utf8');
-        const optimizedSvgSource = optimize(svgSource, state.opts.svgo);
-        const escapeSvgSource = escapeBraces(optimizedSvgSource);
+        const rawSource = readFileSync(svgPath, 'utf8');
+        const optimizedSource = state.opts.svgo === false
+          ? rawSource
+          : optimize(rawSource, state.opts.svgo);
+
+        const escapeSvgSource = escapeBraces(optimizedSource);
 
         const parsedSvgAst = parse(escapeSvgSource, {
           sourceType: 'module',