diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 8920b727ce..75e5604831 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ config BR2_WGET
 
 config BR2_SVN
 	string "Subversion (svn) command"
-	default "svn"
+	default "svn --non-interactive"
 
 config BR2_BZR
 	string "Bazaar (bzr) command"
diff --git a/support/download/svn b/support/download/svn
index 9f27d71f86..77abf3d02d 100755
--- a/support/download/svn
+++ b/support/download/svn
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ _svn() {
     eval ${SVN} "${@}"
 }
 
-_svn --non-interactive export ${verbose} "${@}" "'${repo}@${rev}'" "'${basename}'"
+_svn export ${verbose} "${@}" "'${repo}@${rev}'" "'${basename}'"
 
 tar czf "${output}" "${basename}"