diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 2b335e68b4..34ab2359a9 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ config BR2_WGET
 	string "Wget command"
 	default "wget --passive-ftp -nd"
 
+config BR2_SVN
+        string
+        default "Subversion (svn) checkout command"
+
 config BR2_TAR_VERBOSITY
 	bool "Tar verbose"
 	default n
diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index a59ab973fb..2fda89fc72 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ ARCH:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_ARCH)))
 #"
 WGET:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_WGET)))
 #"
+SVN:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_SVN)))
+#"
+
+
 
 ifneq ($(BR2_LARGEFILE),y)
 DISABLE_LARGEFILE= --disable-largefile