diff --git a/common/plotters/SVG_plotter.cpp b/common/plotters/SVG_plotter.cpp
index 6bf4d7971f..83f8e1850d 100644
--- a/common/plotters/SVG_plotter.cpp
+++ b/common/plotters/SVG_plotter.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 /*
  * This program source code file is part of KiCad, a free EDA CAD application.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2017 Jean-Pierre Charras, jp.charras at wanadoo.fr
- * Copyright (C) 1992-2017 KiCad Developers, see AUTHORS.txt for contributors.
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Jean-Pierre Charras, jp.charras at wanadoo.fr
+ * Copyright (C) 1992-2020 KiCad Developers, see AUTHORS.txt for contributors.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -648,11 +648,9 @@ void SVG_PLOTTER::PlotImage( const wxImage& aImage, const wxPoint& aPos,
                 fprintf( outputFile, "\n" );
         }
 
-        fprintf( outputFile, "\"\npreserveAspectRatio=\"none\" height=\"%f\" width=\"%f\" />",
+        fprintf( outputFile, "\"\npreserveAspectRatio=\"none\" width=\"%f\" height=\"%f\" />",
                 userToDeviceSize( drawsize.x ), userToDeviceSize( drawsize.y ) );
     }
-
-
 }
 
 
@@ -712,7 +710,11 @@ bool SVG_PLOTTER::StartPlot()
         "<?xml version=\"1.0\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n",
         " <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN\" \n",
         " \"http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd\"> \n",
-        "<svg xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" version=\"1.1\" \n",
+        "<svg\n"
+        "  xmlns:svg=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\"\n"
+        "  xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\"\n",
+        "  xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"\n",
+        "  version=\"1.1\"\n",
         NULL
     };
 
@@ -724,7 +726,7 @@ bool SVG_PLOTTER::StartPlot()
 
     // Write viewport pos and size
     wxPoint origin;    // TODO set to actual value
-    fprintf( outputFile, "    width=\"%fcm\" height=\"%fcm\" viewBox=\"%d %d %d %d\">\n",
+    fprintf( outputFile, "  width=\"%fcm\" height=\"%fcm\" viewBox=\"%d %d %d %d\">\n",
              (double) paperSize.x / m_IUsPerDecimil * 2.54 / 10000,
              (double) paperSize.y / m_IUsPerDecimil * 2.54 / 10000, origin.x, origin.y,
              (int) ( paperSize.x * iuPerDeviceUnit ), (int) ( paperSize.y * iuPerDeviceUnit) );