diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/sdk/kioslave-svn.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/sdk/kioslave-svn.nix
index 12240f614218..b88631a03290 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/sdk/kioslave-svn.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/sdk/kioslave-svn.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 kde.package {
   buildInputs = [ cmake kdelibs automoc4 subversion apr aprutil ];
 
+  patches = [ ./find-svn.patch ];
   cmakeFlags = "-DBUILD_kioslave=ON";
 
   meta = {