diff --git a/sbin/dm_install_support.sh b/sbin/dm_install_support.sh
index 0b9c14cf717bf4b79776826b169b3307d133ea3a..1a6730116a2b45c770aafa1cecb7ee2b5c3fe11b 100755
--- a/sbin/dm_install_support.sh
+++ b/sbin/dm_install_support.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ execute() {
 if [ ! -d $DM_SUPPORT_DIR ]; then
     echo "Creating new DM support directory $DM_SUPPORT_DIR."
     cd `dirname $DM_SUPPORT_DIR`
-    execute svn export $DM_SVN_URL/support support
+    execute svn co $DM_SVN_URL/support 
 fi
 cd $DM_SUPPORT_DIR
 execute svn update