diff --git a/package/pkg-download.mk b/package/pkg-download.mk
index 4cfb913b92..e07fd1b550 100644
--- a/package/pkg-download.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-download.mk
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ endef
 define DOWNLOAD_SVN
 	test -e $(DL_DIR)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE) || \
 	(pushd $(DL_DIR) > /dev/null && \
-	$(SVN) export -r $($(PKG)_DL_VERSION) $($(PKG)_SITE) $($(PKG)_DL_DIR) && \
+	$(SVN) export $($(PKG)_SITE)@$($(PKG)_DL_VERSION) $($(PKG)_DL_DIR) && \
 	$(TAR) czf $($(PKG)_SOURCE) $($(PKG)_BASE_NAME)/ && \
 	rm -rf $($(PKG)_DL_DIR) && \
 	popd > /dev/null)
 endef
 
 define SOURCE_CHECK_SVN
-  $(SVN) ls $($(PKG)_SITE) > /dev/null
+  $(SVN) ls $($(PKG)_SITE)@$($(PKG)_DL_VERSION) > /dev/null
 endef
 
 define SHOW_EXTERNAL_DEPS_SVN