diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.8.11.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.8.11.bb
index d5295d836b..a5a5761013 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.8.11.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.8.11.bb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ inherit autotools
 
 export LDFLAGS += " -L${STAGING_LIBDIR} "
 CPPFLAGS += "-P"
+BUILD_CPPFLAGS += "-P"
 
 acpaths = "-I build/ -I build/ac-macros/"