diff --git a/libs/apr/Makefile b/libs/apr/Makefile
index f29fe94955..f1db711794 100644
--- a/libs/apr/Makefile
+++ b/libs/apr/Makefile
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/build-1/* $(1)/usr/share/build-1
 	$(SED) '/^prefix=\|^exec_prefix=/s|/usr|$(STAGING_DIR)/usr|' \
 					$(1)/usr/bin/apr-1-config
-	$(SED) '/^bindir=/s|/usr/bin|$(STAGING_DIR)|' $(1)/usr/bin/apr-1-config
+	$(SED) '/^bindir=/s|/usr|$$$${prefix}|' $(1)/usr/bin/apr-1-config
 	$(SED) '/^datadir=/s|/usr|$$$${prefix}|' $(1)/usr/bin/apr-1-config
 	$(SED) '/^datarootdir=/s|/usr|$$$${prefix}|' $(1)/usr/bin/apr-1-config
 	$(SED) 's,/usr/share/build-1,$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/share/build-1,g' \
diff --git a/net/subversion/Makefile b/net/subversion/Makefile
index 0e733f284a..944a32eba3 100644
--- a/net/subversion/Makefile
+++ b/net/subversion/Makefile
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ define Package/subversion-server/conffiles
 endef
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--with-apr=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/apr-1-config \
+	--with-apr-util=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/apu-1-config \
 	--without-swig \
 	--without-berkeley-db \
 	--without-apxs \