diff --git a/0001-git-svn-control-destruction-order-to-avoid-segfault.patch b/0001-git-svn-control-destruction-order-to-avoid-segfault.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8518dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-git-svn-control-destruction-order-to-avoid-segfault.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From 7f6f75e97acd25f8e95ce431e16d2e1c2093845d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
+Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:11:07 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] git-svn: control destruction order to avoid segfault
+
+It seems necessary to control destruction ordering to avoid a
+segfault with SVN 1.9.5 when using "git svn branch".  I've also
+reported the problem against libsvn-perl to Debian [Bug #888791],
+but releasing the SVN::Client instance can be beneficial anyways to
+save memory.
+
+ref: https://bugs.debian.org/888791
+Tested-by: Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com>
+Reported-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
+Signed-off-by: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
+Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
+Signed-off-by: Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com>
+---
+ git-svn.perl | 5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/git-svn.perl b/git-svn.perl
+index aa242d4f4f..b012980246 100755
+--- a/git-svn.perl
++++ b/git-svn.perl
+@@ -1199,6 +1199,11 @@ sub cmd_branch {
+ 	$ctx->copy($src, $rev, $dst)
+ 		unless $_dry_run;
+ 
++	# Release resources held by ctx before creating another SVN::Ra
++	# so destruction is orderly.  This seems necessary with SVN 1.9.5
++	# to avoid segfaults.
++	$ctx = undef;
++
+ 	$gs->fetch_all;
+ }
+ 
+-- 
+2.16.1
+
diff --git a/git.spec b/git.spec
index 91ed278..88520ac 100644
--- a/git.spec
+++ b/git.spec
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 Name:           git
 Version:        2.16.1
-Release:        1%{?rcrev}%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?rcrev}%{?dist}
 Summary:        Fast Version Control System
 License:        GPLv2
 Group:          Development/Tools
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ Source99:       print-failed-test-output
 Patch0:         git-1.8-gitweb-home-link.patch
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/490602
 Patch1:         git-cvsimport-Ignore-cvsps-2.2b1-Branches-output.patch
+# https://public-inbox.org/git/20180129231653.GA22834@starla/
+Patch2:         0001-git-svn-control-destruction-order-to-avoid-segfault.patch
 
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
@@ -596,9 +598,7 @@ find %{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir} -name "*.html" | xargs linkchecker
 %endif
 
 # Tests to skip on all releases and architectures
-# - tests in t9128, t9141, and t9167 which call 'git svn branch' fail
-#   intermittently with SIGSEGV in the subversion bindings
-GIT_SKIP_TESTS="t9128.[34] t9141.[34] t9167.3"
+GIT_SKIP_TESTS=""
 
 %ifarch aarch64 %{arm} %{power64}
 # Skip tests which fail on aarch64, arm, and ppc
@@ -803,6 +803,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 # No files for you!
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 29 2018 Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com> - 2.16.1-2
+- git-svn: avoid segfaults in 'git svn branch', re-enable t9128, t9141, and
+  t9167
+
 * Mon Jan 22 2018 Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com> - 2.16.1-1
 - Update to 2.16.1
 - Avoid python dependency in git-core (#1536471)