diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/diff/SvnDiffCommand.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/diff/SvnDiffCommand.java
index d0c338622..c4c6d8756 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/diff/SvnDiffCommand.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/diff/SvnDiffCommand.java
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ public static Commandline createCommandLine( SvnScmProviderRepository repository
 
         cl.createArg().setValue( "diff" );
 
+        cl.createArg().setValue( "--internal-diff" );
+
         if ( startVersion != null && StringUtils.isNotEmpty( startVersion.getName() ) )
         {
             cl.createArg().setValue( "-r" );