diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_SVNLITE b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_SVNLITE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61b66dccd8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_SVNLITE
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+Set to not build
+.Xr svnlite 1
+and related programs.
diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITH_SVN b/tools/build/options/WITH_SVN
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..829a3a704f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITH_SVN
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+Set to install
+.Xr svnlite 1
+as
+.Xr svn 1 .