diff --git a/etc/clcommit b/etc/clcommit
index ec4e4db4..cc5585a6 100755
--- a/etc/clcommit
+++ b/etc/clcommit
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 # -h,-?   --help        print short or long help message
 
 name=clcommit
-: ${CVS="runsocks cvs"}
+: ${CVS="cvs"}
 cvsopt=
 updateopt=
 commitopt=