diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/hg.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/hg.py
index c7d2e62c13..1cd5a8aa5c 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/hg.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/hg.py
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@ class Hg(Fetch):
         if command is "fetch":
             cmd = "%s clone %s %s://%s/%s %s" % (basecmd, " ".join(options), proto, hgroot, ud.module, ud.module)
         elif command is "pull":
-            cmd = "%s pull %s" % (basecmd, " ".join(options))
+            # do not pass options list; limiting pull to rev causes the local
+            # repo not to contain it and immediately following "update" command
+            # will crash
+            cmd = "%s pull" % (basecmd)
         elif command is "update":
             cmd = "%s update -C %s" % (basecmd, " ".join(options))
         else:
diff --git a/meta/packages/gaku/gaku_svn.bb b/meta/packages/gaku/gaku_svn.bb
index 12fc545d74..66055f129b 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gaku/gaku_svn.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gaku/gaku_svn.bb
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "Music player"
 LICENSE = "GPL"
 DEPENDS = "gtk+ gstreamer"
-PV = "0.0+svnr${SRCREV}"
 
 RDEPENDS = "gst-plugin-audioconvert \
         gst-plugin-audioresample \
-        gst-plugin-alsa \
         gst-plugin-typefindfunctions \
-        gst-plugin-id3demux \
         gst-plugin-playbin"
-RRECOMMENDS = "gst-plugin-mad gst-plugin-ivorbis gst-plugin-ogg"
+
+RRECOMMENDS = "gst-plugin-mad \
+            gst-plugin-id3demux \
+            gst-plugin-ivorbis \
+            gst-plugin-alsa \
+            gst-plugin-ogg"
+
+PV = "0.0+svnr${SRCREV}"
+PR = "r1"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/${PN}"