diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsubmiteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsubmiteditor.cpp
index 8b2e6d7a02d..f034a703a47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsubmiteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsubmiteditor.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ void SubversionSubmitEditor::setStatusList(const QList<StatusFilePair> &statusOu
     const ConstIterator cend = statusOutput.constEnd();
     for (ConstIterator it = statusOutput.constBegin(); it != cend; ++it)
         model->addFile(it->second, it->first, true);
-    setFileModel(model);
+    // Hack to allow completion in "description" field : completion needs a root repository, the
+    // checkScriptWorkingDirectory property is fine (at this point it was set by SubversionPlugin)
+    setFileModel(model, this->checkScriptWorkingDirectory());
 
 }