diff --git a/scripts/configure_Rprofile.sh b/scripts/configure_Rprofile.sh
index 9a384c80ce9ecdd5f229d0d2be47c99a42178d4e..68b3844ff538bce31fb345c094cd66e8a820359f 100755
--- a/scripts/configure_Rprofile.sh
+++ b/scripts/configure_Rprofile.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ options(
     repos = c(${MIRRORS:-${DEFAULT_MIRRORS}}),
     download.file.method = 'libcurl'
 )
+options(bitmapType='cairo')
 EOF
 
 echo "Here is the configured Rprofile"