--- a/tests/hghave	Wed Nov 05 09:48:56 2008 +0100
+++ b/tests/hghave	Wed Nov 05 18:57:54 2008 +0100
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@
 def has_svn_bindings():
     try:
         import svn.core
+        version = svn.core.SVN_VER_MAJOR, svn.core.SVN_VER_MINOR
+        if version < (1, 4):
+            return False
         return True
     except ImportError:
         return False