diff --git a/vcl/source/filter/svm/SvmConverter.cxx b/vcl/source/filter/svm/SvmConverter.cxx
index 90ae5f9ccf70..2204b738ab0d 100644
--- a/vcl/source/filter/svm/SvmConverter.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/filter/svm/SvmConverter.cxx
@@ -1270,6 +1270,7 @@ bool TestImportSVM(SvStream& rStream)
     SvmReader aReader(rStream);
     aReader.Read(aGDIMetaFile);
     ScopedVclPtrInstance<VirtualDevice> aVDev;
+    aVDev->SetTextRenderModeForResolutionIndependentLayout(true);
     try
     {
         aGDIMetaFile.Play(*aVDev);