diff --git a/contrib/subprojects/dxml.wrap b/contrib/subprojects/dxml.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..639e9cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/subprojects/dxml.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[wrap-git]
+directory = dxml
+url = https://github.com/ximion/dxml.git
+revision = master
+depth = 1
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3c8dc92..8207b9e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ lmdb_dep       = dependency('lmdb', version : '>= 0.9.22')
 archive_dep    = dependency('libarchive', version : '>= 3.2')
 curl_dep       = dependency('libcurl')
 
+dxml_dep = dependency('', required: false)
+if get_option('rpmmd')
+    dxml_dep = dependency('dxml', fallback: ['dxml', 'dxml_dep'])
+endif
+
 #
 # Build interfaces from GIR
 #
diff --git a/src/asgen/backends/rpmmd/rpmpkgindex.d b/src/asgen/backends/rpmmd/rpmpkgindex.d
index 3d85104..3e8e989 100644
--- a/src/asgen/backends/rpmmd/rpmpkgindex.d
+++ b/src/asgen/backends/rpmmd/rpmpkgindex.d
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import std.array : appender, empty;
 import std.string : format;
 import std.algorithm : canFind, endsWith;
 import std.conv : to;
-import std.xml;
+import dxml.parser : parseXML;
 static import std.file;
 
 import asgen.logging;
diff --git a/src/asgen/meson.build b/src/asgen/meson.build
index 1d69af1..9d7136c 100644
--- a/src/asgen/meson.build
+++ b/src/asgen/meson.build
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ asgen_exe = executable('appstream-generator',
                    ascompose_dep,
                    lmdb_dep,
                    archive_dep,
-                   curl_dep],
+                   curl_dep,
+                   dxml_dep],
     link_with: [girbind_lib],
     d_import_dirs: [data_import_dirs],
     install: true
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ asgen_test_exe = executable('asgen_test',
                    ascompose_dep,
                    lmdb_dep,
                    archive_dep,
-                   curl_dep],
+                   curl_dep,
+                   dxml_dep],
     link_with: [girbind_lib],
     d_import_dirs: [data_import_dirs],
     d_unittest: true