diff --git a/README.SVN b/README.SVN
index be2e8dfbee00563ae72b329bd94fe16e127e41f1..f5476f2e60bb40ee9cb8e5ada7c098c9a0eac92a 100644
--- a/README.SVN
+++ b/README.SVN
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ To obtain the current nano development code (called 'trunk'), use the
 following command.  It will create a copy of the files in a subdirectory 
 of your current working directory called 'nano':
 
-    $ svn co svn://svn.savannah.gnu.org/nano
+    $ svn co svn://svn.savannah.gnu.org/nano/trunk/nano
 
 If you want to download the stable SVN branch instead, use: