diff --git a/xerces-c.changes b/xerces-c.changes
index 1c0c7d9..2067297 100644
--- a/xerces-c.changes
+++ b/xerces-c.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jun 22 14:02:13 UTC 2016 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Resolve rpmlint warnings of type "version-control-internal-file"
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun 21 11:00:01 CEST 2016 - zawel1@gmail.com
 - Update to 3.1.3
diff --git a/xerces-c.spec b/xerces-c.spec
index 288a887..7cd795f 100644
--- a/xerces-c.spec
+++ b/xerces-c.spec
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ This package includes files needed for development with Xerces-c
 %patch3 -p0
 
 %build
+find . -type d -name .svn -exec rm -Rf "{}" "+"
 %configure \
 %ifnarch x86_64
     --disable-sse2 \