diff -u subversion-1.6.17dfsg/debian/changelog subversion-1.6.17dfsg/debian/changelog
--- subversion-1.6.17dfsg/debian/changelog
+++ subversion-1.6.17dfsg/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+subversion (1.6.17dfsg-3+rpi1) wheezy; urgency=low
+
+  * Disable testsuite
+
+ -- Peter Michael Green <plugwash@p10link.net>  Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:52:54 +0000
+
 subversion (1.6.17dfsg-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * libapache2.preinst: Fix upgrade case from before 1.6.17dfsg-2.
diff -u subversion-1.6.17dfsg/debian/rules subversion-1.6.17dfsg/debian/rules
--- subversion-1.6.17dfsg/debian/rules
+++ subversion-1.6.17dfsg/debian/rules
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
   DEB_OPT_NOCHECK := 1
 endif
 
+# disable testsuite
+DEB_OPT_NOCHECK := 1
 
 # I'm not trying to be difficult: this check exists because building as
 # root really _does_ fail.  The failure mode as of 1.4.0 is test 17