diff --git a/recipes/gnome/libbacon_svn.bb b/recipes/gnome/libbacon_svn.bb
index ab00c42baf..33a99d4a58 100644
--- a/recipes/gnome/libbacon_svn.bb
+++ b/recipes/gnome/libbacon_svn.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PV = "0.0+svn${SRCDATE}"
 
 inherit gnome
 
-SRC_URI = "svn://svn.gnome.org/svn/${PN}/;module=trunk"
+SRC_URI = "svn://svn.gnome.org/svn/${PN}/;module=trunk;proto=http"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/trunk"