1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/support/download/cvs b/support/download/cvs
index e1d5035c11..7980389a4e 100755
--- a/support/download/cvs
+++ b/support/download/cvs
@@ -40,8 +40,14 @@ else
     select="-r"
 fi
 
+# The absence of an initial : on ${repo} means access method undefined
+if [[ ! "${repo}" =~ ^: ]]; then
+   # defaults to anonymous pserver
+   repo=":pserver:anonymous@${repo}"
+fi
+
 export TZ=UTC
-_cvs ${verbose} -z3 -d"':pserver:anonymous@${repo}'" \
+_cvs ${verbose} -z3 -d"'${repo}'" \
      co -d "'${basename}'" ${select} "'${rev}'" -P "'${rawname}'"
 
 tar czf "${output}" "${basename}"