diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/UpdateUpdater.java b/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/UpdateUpdater.java
index f00ebdb29..e63df6192 100755
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/UpdateUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/UpdateUpdater.java
@@ -178,8 +178,12 @@ public List<External> perform() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
                     SVNErrorCode errorCode = cause.getErrorMessage().getErrorCode();
                     if (errorCode == SVNErrorCode.WC_LOCKED) {
                         // work space locked. try fresh check out
-                        listener.getLogger().println("Workspace appear to be locked, so getting a fresh workspace");
-                        return delegateTo(new CheckoutUpdater());
+                        //listener.getLogger().println("Workspace appear to be locked, so getting a fresh workspace");
+                        //return delegateTo(new CheckoutUpdater());
+                        
+                        //show error instead of check out, useful for big repositories
+                         listener.getLogger().println("Workspace appear to be locked, so Failing the build");
+                         throw (InterruptedException) new InterruptedException().initCause(e);
                     }
                     if (errorCode == SVNErrorCode.WC_OBSTRUCTED_UPDATE) {
                         // HUDSON-1882. If existence of local files cause an update to fail,