diff --git a/gclient_scm.py b/gclient_scm.py
index 546aa08cd7..2d773a355f 100644
--- a/gclient_scm.py
+++ b/gclient_scm.py
@@ -954,6 +954,11 @@ class SVNWrapper(SCMWrapper):
         print(os.path.join(self.checkout_path, file_status[1]))
     scm.SVN.Revert(self.checkout_path, callback=printcb)
 
+    # Revert() may delete the directory altogether.
+    if not os.path.isdir(self.checkout_path):
+      # Don't reuse the args.
+      return self.update(options, [], file_list)
+
     try:
       # svn revert is so broken we don't even use it. Using
       # "svn up --revision BASE" achieve the same effect.
diff --git a/scm.py b/scm.py
index 6281643346..261cb64917 100644
--- a/scm.py
+++ b/scm.py
@@ -985,6 +985,9 @@ class SVN(object):
           not file_status[0][1:].isspace()):
         # Added, deleted file requires manual intervention and require calling
         # revert, like for properties.
+        if not os.path.isdir(repo_root):
+          # '.' was deleted. It's not worth continuing.
+          return
         try:
           SVN.Capture(['revert', file_status[1]], cwd=repo_root)
         except subprocess2.CalledProcessError:
diff --git a/tests/gclient_scm_test.py b/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
index 44d23aa30b..908b322b2d 100755
--- a/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
+++ b/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class SVNWrapperTestCase(BaseTestCase):
     gclient_scm.os.path.isdir(self.base_path).AndReturn(True)
     gclient_scm.os.path.isdir(join(self.base_path, '.svn')).AndReturn(True)
     gclient_scm.scm.SVN.CaptureStatus(self.base_path).AndReturn([])
+    gclient_scm.os.path.isdir(self.base_path).AndReturn(True)
     gclient_scm.scm.SVN.RunAndGetFileList(
         options.verbose,
         ['update', '--revision', 'BASE', '--ignore-externals'],
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ class SVNWrapperTestCase(BaseTestCase):
     gclient_scm.os.path.islink(file_path).AndReturn(False)
     gclient_scm.os.path.isdir(file_path).AndReturn(True)
     gclient_scm.gclient_utils.RemoveDirectory(file_path)
+    gclient_scm.os.path.isdir(self.base_path).AndReturn(True)
     gclient_scm.scm.SVN.RunAndGetFileList(
         options.verbose,
         ['update', '--revision', 'BASE', '--ignore-externals'],
@@ -235,6 +237,33 @@ class SVNWrapperTestCase(BaseTestCase):
     scm.revert(options, self.args, file_list2)
     self.checkstdout(('%s\n' % file_path))
 
+  def testRevertDot(self):
+    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(gclient_scm.SVNWrapper, 'update')
+    options = self.Options(verbose=True)
+    gclient_scm.os.path.isdir(self.base_path).AndReturn(True)
+    gclient_scm.os.path.isdir(join(self.base_path, '.svn')).AndReturn(True)
+    items = [
+      ('~      ', '.'),
+    ]
+    gclient_scm.scm.SVN.CaptureStatus(self.base_path).AndReturn(items)
+    file_path = join(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)
+    gclient_scm.os.path.isdir(file_path).AndReturn(True)
+    gclient_scm.gclient_utils.RemoveDirectory(file_path)
+    gclient_scm.os.path.isdir(self.base_path).AndReturn(False)
+    # The mock is unbound so self is not necessary.
+    # pylint: disable=E1120
+    gclient_scm.SVNWrapper.update(options, [], ['.'])
+
+    self.mox.ReplayAll()
+    scm = self._scm_wrapper(url=self.url, root_dir=self.root_dir,
+                            relpath=self.relpath)
+    file_list2 = []
+    scm.revert(options, self.args, file_list2)
+    self.checkstdout(('%s\n' % file_path))
+
   def testStatus(self):
     options = self.Options(verbose=True)
     gclient_scm.os.path.isdir(self.base_path).AndReturn(True)