diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/CheckoutUpdater.java b/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/CheckoutUpdater.java
index eaac8bb65..1680047d7 100755
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/CheckoutUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/CheckoutUpdater.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public List<External> perform() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
                     svnuc.setIgnoreExternals(location.isIgnoreExternalsOption());
                     SVNDepth svnDepth = getSvnDepth(location.getDepthOption());
                     SvnCheckout checkout = svnuc.getOperationsFactory().createCheckout();
-                    checkout.setSource(SvnTarget.fromURL(location.getSVNURL(), SVNRevision.HEAD));
+                    checkout.setSource(SvnTarget.fromURL(location.getSVNURL(), r));
                     checkout.setSingleTarget(SvnTarget.fromFile(local.getCanonicalFile()));
                     checkout.setDepth(svnDepth);
                     checkout.setRevision(r);