diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/svn.py b/swh/loader/svn/svn.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/svn.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/svn.py
@@ -393,14 +393,29 @@
         peg_rev: Optional[int],
         rev: Optional[int] = None,
         recurse: bool = False,
-    ):
+    ) -> Dict[str, bytes]:
         """Simple wrapper around subvertpy.client.Client.propget enabling to retry
         the command if a network error occurs.
 
         See documentation of svn_client_propget5 function from subversion C API
         to get details about parameters.
         """
-        return self.client.propget(name, target, peg_rev, rev, recurse)
+        target_is_url = urlparse(target).scheme != ""
+        if target_is_url:
+            # subvertpy 0.11 has a buggy implementation of propget bindings when
+            # target is an URL (https://github.com/jelmer/subvertpy/issues/35)
+            # as a workaround we implement propget for URL using non buggy proplist bindings
+            svn_depth_infinity = 3
+            svn_depth_empty = 0
+            proplist = self.client.proplist(
+                quote_svn_url(target),
+                peg_revision=peg_rev,
+                revision=rev,
+                depth=svn_depth_infinity if recurse else svn_depth_empty,
+            )
+            return {path: props[name] for path, props in proplist if name in props}
+        else:
+            return self.client.propget(name, target, peg_rev, rev, recurse)
 
     def export_temporary(self, revision: int) -> Tuple[str, bytes]:
         """Export the repository to a given revision in a temporary location. This is up
diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -2432,3 +2432,56 @@
         "+baz",
     ):
         assert debug_log in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_loader_svnrepo_propget_on_url(swh_storage, repo_url, tmp_path):
+    # create sample repository
+    add_commit(
+        repo_url,
+        "Create files with some having svn:eol-style property set",
+        [
+            CommitChange(
+                change_type=CommitChangeType.AddOrUpdate,
+                path="trunk/data/foo",
+                data=b"foo\n",
+                properties={"svn:eol-style": "native"},
+            ),
+            CommitChange(
+                change_type=CommitChangeType.AddOrUpdate,
+                path="trunk/data/bar",
+                data=b"bar\n",
+                properties={"svn:eol-style": "native"},
+            ),
+            CommitChange(
+                change_type=CommitChangeType.AddOrUpdate,
+                path="trunk/data/baz",
+                data=b"baz\n",
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+
+    # load it
+    loader = SvnLoader(
+        swh_storage,
+        repo_url,
+        temp_directory=tmp_path,
+        debug=True,
+        check_revision=1,
+    )
+    assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
+
+    foo_file_url = f"{repo_url}/trunk/data/foo"
+    bar_file_url = f"{repo_url}/trunk/data/bar"
+    baz_file_url = f"{repo_url}/trunk/data/baz"
+    assert loader.svnrepo.propget("svn:eol-style", foo_file_url, peg_rev=1, rev=1) == {
+        foo_file_url: b"native"
+    }
+
+    assert loader.svnrepo.propget(
+        "svn:eol-style", repo_url, peg_rev=1, rev=1, recurse=True
+    ) == {
+        foo_file_url: b"native",
+        bar_file_url: b"native",
+    }
+
+    assert loader.svnrepo.propget("svn:eol-style", baz_file_url, peg_rev=1, rev=1) == {}