diff --git a/build/README b/build/README
index e866fac49..8b4b5d764 100644
--- a/build/README
+++ b/build/README
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ version of Debian for which it is targeted. If you are using stable, use
 "apt-get source debian-installer" to get a version of the installer that
 will build on your system. If you are using testing or unstable, check out
 a copy of the installer using the command 
-"svn co svn://svn.d-i.alioth.debian.org/svn/d-i/trunk/installer"
+"git clone git://git.debian.org/d-i/debian-installer.git"
 
 Recipe:
  - Install the build-dependencies on the host system
diff --git a/build/daily-build b/build/daily-build
index 86a6a544d..c5757bb4e 100755
--- a/build/daily-build
+++ b/build/daily-build
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ trim () {
 UPDATED=""
 update () {
 	if [ ! "$UPDATED" ]; then
-		(cd ../debian && svn -q up || true)
-		svn -q up || true
+		git pull 2>&1 || true
 		UPDATED=1
 	fi
 }