diff --git a/kioslave/svn/configure.in.in b/kioslave/svn/configure.in.in
index 9e962c08..9178a008 100644
--- a/kioslave/svn/configure.in.in
+++ b/kioslave/svn/configure.in.in
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ else
 		SVN_SUBDIR=
 dnl		AC_MSG_ERROR([Subversion headers are required. Try --with-svn-include.])
 	fi
-	SVN_LIBS="/usr/local/lib /usr/lib /usr/lib64"
+	SVN_MULTIARCH_LIBS="/usr/lib/`uname -m`-linux-gnu"
+	SVN_LIBS="/usr/local/lib /usr/lib /usr/lib64 $SVN_MULTIARCH_LIBS"
 	AC_ARG_WITH(svn-lib,
 			[[  --with-svn-lib=DIR  Use the given path to the subversion libraries.]],
 			[