diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
index dad3c37bab240a763f628467dbd6667430f683a8..21c3e5b9a38a0ceb8425f8ccb42a2c8b9d88adda 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ void SubversionPlugin::updateProject()
     QStringList args(QLatin1String("update"));
     args.push_back(QLatin1String(nonInteractiveOptionC));
     args.append(topLevels);
-    runSvn(args, subversionLongTimeOut, false);
+    runSvn(args, subversionLongTimeOut, true);
 }
 
 void SubversionPlugin::annotateCurrentFile()