diff --git a/srcpkgs/librsvg/template b/srcpkgs/librsvg/template
index d6c9c2c89dd..b7c13dbfa9a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/librsvg/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/librsvg/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'librsvg'
 pkgname=librsvg
-version=2.50.7
+version=2.52.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper="gir"
@@ -9,18 +9,27 @@ hostmakedepends="cargo pkg-config python glib-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel vala"
 makedepends="cairo-devel freetype-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel libcroco-devel
  libglib-devel libxml2-devel pango-devel rust vala"
 short_desc="SVG library for GNOME"
-maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
+maintainer="Érico Nogueira <ericonr@disroot.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/LibRsvg"
 # update changelog when release series changes
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg/-/raw/librsvg-2.50/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=fffb61b08cd5282aaae147a02b305166a7426fad22a8b9427708f0f2fc426ebc
+checksum=03d2887c18ffb906e1a60f97fe46a7169f69aa28d6db5d285748f3618b093427
 
-do_check() {
-	# reference files are for specific pango and harfbuzz versions
-	# the test suite isn't designed to be run by distros
-	:
+# reference files are for specific pango and harfbuzz versions
+# the test suite isn't designed to be run by distros
+make_check=no
+
+pre_configure() {
+	# otherwise the final linking step uses "cc" instead of $CC
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		cat >> .cargo/config <<- EOF
+
+		[target.${RUST_TARGET}]
+		linker = "${CC}"
+		EOF
+	fi
 }
 
 librsvg-devel_package() {