diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c81a4d..9e6c752 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ MAKEFILE_COMMON = $(HOME)/.fedora/common.mk
 
 all:
 
+SVN_VER ?= ${VERSION}
+
 svn-sources:
 	cd $(DESTDIR) . && svn export https://xmlrpc-c.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/xmlrpc-c/advanced@${SVN_REV} xmlrpc-c-${SVN_VER}
 	cd $(DESTDIR) . && tar cJf xmlrpc-c-${SVN_VER}.tar.xz xmlrpc-c-${SVN_VER} --owner root --group root --mode=go-w,a+rX