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 ae36439da8fc..5111335ffc8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.2.x/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.2.x/builder.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if test -n "$pythonBindings"; then
 fi
 
 if test "$javahlBindings"; then
-    configureFlags="--enable-javahl --with-jdk=$jdk $configureFlags"
+    configureFlags="--enable-javahl --with-jdk=$jdk --with-jikes=no $configureFlags"
 fi
 
 installFlags="$makeFlags"
diff --git a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
index 1b8f0b7c5d01..d4c7bf3382ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
@@ -1734,14 +1734,13 @@ rec {
   };
 
   subversionWithJava = (import ../applications/version-management/subversion-1.2.x) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv openssl db4 expat;
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv openssl db4 expat jdk;
     swig = swigWithJava;
     localServer = true;
     httpServer = false;
     sslSupport = true;
     httpd = apacheHttpd;
     javahlBindings = true;
-    jdk = blackdown;
   };
 
   rcs = (import ../applications/version-management/rcs) {