diff --git a/package/rene/subversion/subversion.conf b/package/rene/subversion/subversion.conf
index a170e6d1c..35846ff45 100644
--- a/package/rene/subversion/subversion.conf
+++ b/package/rene/subversion/subversion.conf
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ fi
 # use system wide neon
 var_append extraconfopt " " "--with-neon=$root/usr"
 
+# build and install perl bindings
+svn_inst_pl() {
+	make swig-pl-lib
+	cd subversion/bindings/swig/perl
+	perl Makefile.PL; make all
+	make -C $OLDPWD install-swig-pl-lib
+	make install; cd $OLDPWD
+}
+
 hook_add postmake 3 "install_init svnserve $confdir/svnserve.init"
 hook_add postmake 4 "cp -vrf tools $docdir"
+hook_add postmake 5 "svn_inst_pl"