--- a/components/subversion/Makefile	Tue Nov 05 06:16:44 2013 -0800
+++ b/components/subversion/Makefile	Wed Nov 06 14:12:13 2013 -0800
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@
 CONFIGURE_ENV += JAVA_ROOT="$(JAVA_ROOT)"
 CONFIGURE_ENV += PERL="$(PERL)"
 CONFIGURE_ENV += PLMODS="$(PLMODS)"
+# Current version of subversion only supports ruby 1.8, not 1.9.
+# Until subversion is updated to 1.8.0 (ruby 1.9 support added)
+# or later, use ruby 1.8.
+CONFIGURE_ENV += RUBY="$(RUBY.1.8)"
 
 # Let's make noise just because we have to override --libdir
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = --prefix=$(CONFIGURE_PREFIX)