diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-svn.el b/lisp/vc/vc-svn.el
index db16eb202de..a67c2264d80 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-svn.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-svn.el
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ switches."
                      (?M . edited)
                      (?D . removed)
                      (?R . removed)
+                     (?! . needs-update)
                      (?? . unregistered)
                      ;; This is what vc-svn-parse-status does.
                      (?~ . edited)))