diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index 18148018..bfe6efe6 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ class vcs_gitsvn(vcs):
 
                     svn_rev = svn_rev if svn_rev[0] == 'r' else 'r' + svn_rev
 
-                    p = SilentPopen(['git', 'svn', 'find-rev', svn_rev, treeish],
+                    p = SilentPopen(['git', 'svn', 'find-rev', '--before', svn_rev, treeish],
                                     cwd=self.local)
                     git_rev = p.output.rstrip()