diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 9ae899e..606de3b 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PACKAGE_NAME = SQLClient
 PACKAGE_VERSION = 1.3.0
 CVS_MODULE_NAME = gnustep/dev-libs/SQLClient
 CVS_TAG_NAME = SQLClient
-SVN_BASE_URL=http://svn.gna.org/svn/gnustep/libs
+SVN_BASE_URL=svn+ssh://svn.gna.org/svn/gnustep/libs
 SVN_MODULE_NAME=sqlclient
 
 TEST_TOOL_NAME=