diff --git a/recipes/depot_tools.py b/recipes/depot_tools.py
index ccd786036..1c9f7eee0 100644
--- a/recipes/depot_tools.py
+++ b/recipes/depot_tools.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class DepotTools(recipe_util.Recipe):
       'solutions': [solution],
       'svn_url': 'svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome',
       'svn_branch': 'trunk/tools/depot_tools',
-      'svn_ref': 'git-svn',
+      'svn_ref': 'master',
     }
     if props.get('submodule_git_svn_spec'):
       spec['submodule_git_svn_spec'] = props['submodule_git_svn_spec']
diff --git a/recipes/nacl.py b/recipes/nacl.py
index 75d8ef16f..3e3595fa7 100644
--- a/recipes/nacl.py
+++ b/recipes/nacl.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class NaCl(recipe_util.Recipe):
       'solutions': [solution],
       'svn_url': 'svn://svn.chromium.org/native_client',
       'svn_branch': 'trunk/src/native_client',
-      'svn_ref': 'git-svn',
+      'svn_ref': 'master',
     }
     if props.get('submodule_git_svn_spec'):
       spec['submodule_git_svn_spec'] = props['submodule_git_svn_spec']
diff --git a/recipes/naclports.py b/recipes/naclports.py
index 98064d719..a675cbdfb 100644
--- a/recipes/naclports.py
+++ b/recipes/naclports.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Naclports(recipe_util.Recipe):
       'solutions': [solution],
       'svn_url': 'https://naclports.googlecode.com/svn',
       'svn_branch': 'trunk/src',
-      'svn_ref': 'git-svn',
+      'svn_ref': 'master',
     }
     if props.get('submodule_git_svn_spec'):
       spec['submodule_git_svn_spec'] = props['submodule_git_svn_spec']