diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.2.x/builder.sh b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.2.x/builder.sh
index 168ba61c792..f0275588c75 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.2.x/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.2.x/builder.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ fi
 if test "$httpServer"; then
     configureFlags="--with-apxs=$httpd/bin/apxs --with-apr=$httpd --with-apr-util=$httpd $configureFlags"
     makeFlags="APACHE_LIBEXECDIR=$out/modules $makeFlags"
+else
+    configureFlags="--without-apxs $configureFlags"
 fi
 
 if test -n "$pythonBindings" -o -n "$javaSwigBindings"; then