diff --git a/package/base/subversion/svnserve.init b/package/base/subversion/svnserve.init
index 25e753582..cf179b36a 100644
--- a/package/base/subversion/svnserve.init
+++ b/package/base/subversion/svnserve.init
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ main_begin
     block_begin(start, `Starting svn:// server (subversion).')
 	# the svnserve process must (normally) run under the same $UID
 	# as the apache process ...
-        check(`su http -c "D_prefix/bin/svnserve -d -R -r $SVNHOME"')
+        check(`su http -c "D_prefix/bin/svnserve -d -r $SVNHOME"')
     block_end
 
     block_begin(stop, `Stopping svn:// server (subversion).')