Index: subversion/mod_dav_svn/liveprops.c
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--- subversion/mod_dav_svn/liveprops.c	(revision 15285)
+++ subversion/mod_dav_svn/liveprops.c	(working copy)
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 
 #include <httpd.h>
+#include <http_core.h>
 #include <util_xml.h>
 #include <apr_tables.h>
 #include <apr_md5.h>
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@
                      && resource->info->r->content_type)
               mime_type = resource->info->r->content_type;
             else
-              mime_type = "text/plain"; /* default for file */
+              mime_type = ap_default_type(resource->info->r);
 
             if ((serr = svn_mime_type_validate (mime_type, p)))
               {