diff --git a/cmake/doc.rules.txt b/cmake/doc.rules.txt
index a36f3b84..673b75e2 100644
--- a/cmake/doc.rules.txt
+++ b/cmake/doc.rules.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ ENDFOREACH()
 
 FOREACH (doc_dir ${doc_dirs})
 	INSTALL(
-		DIRECTORY ${doc_dir} DESTINATION ${SEMS_DOC_PREFIX}/sems-${SEMS_MAJOR_VERSION}.${SEMS_MINOR_VERSION}.${SEMS_BUILD_VERSION}
+		DIRECTORY ${doc_dir}
+		DESTINATION ${SEMS_DOC_PREFIX}/sems-${SEMS_MAJOR_VERSION}.${SEMS_MINOR_VERSION}.${SEMS_BUILD_VERSION}
+		PATTERN .svn EXCLUDE
 	)
 ENDFOREACH()