diff --git a/scm.py b/scm.py
index 2addcefefc..b1b0496f4f 100644
--- a/scm.py
+++ b/scm.py
@@ -1024,6 +1024,11 @@ class SVN(object):
         logging.info('Ignoring external %s' % file_status[1])
         continue
 
+      # This is the case where '! L    .' is returned by 'svn status'. Just
+      # strip off the '/.'.
+      if file_path.endswith(os.path.sep + '.'):
+        file_path = file_path[:-2]
+
       if callback:
         callback(file_status)
 
diff --git a/tests/gclient_scm_test.py b/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
index ebe5e45dca..0d8e722d08 100755
--- a/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
+++ b/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ class SVNWrapperTestCase(BaseTestCase):
       ('~      ', '.'),
     ]
     gclient_scm.scm.SVN.CaptureStatus(None, self.base_path).AndReturn(items)
-    file_path = join(self.base_path, '.')
+    # RemoveDirectory() doesn't work on path ending with '.', like 'foo/.'.
+    file_path = self.base_path
     gclient_scm.os.path.exists(file_path).AndReturn(True)
     gclient_scm.os.path.isfile(file_path).AndReturn(False)
     gclient_scm.os.path.islink(file_path).AndReturn(False)
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ class SVNWrapperTestCase(BaseTestCase):
                             relpath=self.relpath)
     file_list2 = []
     scm.revert(options, self.args, file_list2)
-    self.checkstdout(('%s\n' % file_path))
+    self.checkstdout(('%s\n' % os.path.join(file_path, '.')))
 
   def testStatus(self):
     options = self.Options(verbose=True)