diff --git a/t/t9010-svn-fe.sh b/t/t9010-svn-fe.sh
index fd851a408b..faf9092967 100755
--- a/t/t9010-svn-fe.sh
+++ b/t/t9010-svn-fe.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ test_description='check svn dumpfile importer'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
+if ! svnadmin -h >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+	skip_all='skipping svn-fe tests, svn not available'
+	test_done
+fi
+
 svnconf=$PWD/svnconf
 export svnconf