diff --git a/misc/scripts/svn/hooks/pre-commit b/misc/scripts/svn/hooks/pre-commit
index d683f16317..6c75f4d367 100755
--- a/misc/scripts/svn/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/misc/scripts/svn/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ svnl() {
     $SVNLOOK $cmd "$REPOS" -t "$TXN" $*
 }
 
-set -e
 rc=0
 
 # exclude all third-party files from consideration, we don't want to do any