diff --git a/package/opkg/opkg.mk b/package/opkg/opkg.mk
index be67f8ebc..3ba61aea4 100644
--- a/package/opkg/opkg.mk
+++ b/package/opkg/opkg.mk
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-OPKG_VERSION = 0.1.8
+OPKG_VERSION = 635
 OPKG_SOURCE = opkg-$(OPKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-OPKG_SITE = http://opkg.googlecode.com/files
+OPKG_SITE = http://opkg.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/
+OPKG_SITE_METHOD = svn
 OPKG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 OPKG_CONF_OPT = --disable-curl --disable-gpg
+OPKG_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 # Ensure directory for lockfile exists
 define OPKG_CREATE_LOCKDIR