diff --git a/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh b/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
index 6a37f71d11..9ccb1232bb 100755
--- a/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
+++ b/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
   git add secondrootfile &&
   git commit -m "second root") &&
   git pull secondroot master &&
-  git clone -q --local --bare "$WORKDIR/.git" "$SERVERDIR" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+  git clone -q --bare "$WORKDIR/.git" "$SERVERDIR" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
   GIT_DIR="$SERVERDIR" git config --bool gitcvs.enabled true &&
   GIT_DIR="$SERVERDIR" git config gitcvs.logfile "$SERVERDIR/gitcvs.log"
 '
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ test_expect_success 'gitcvs.ext.dbname' \
 
 rm -fr "$SERVERDIR"
 cd "$WORKDIR" &&
-git clone -q --local --bare "$WORKDIR/.git" "$SERVERDIR" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+git clone -q --bare "$WORKDIR/.git" "$SERVERDIR" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
 GIT_DIR="$SERVERDIR" git config --bool gitcvs.enabled true &&
 GIT_DIR="$SERVERDIR" git config gitcvs.logfile "$SERVERDIR/gitcvs.log" ||
 exit 1
diff --git a/t/t9401-git-cvsserver-crlf.sh b/t/t9401-git-cvsserver-crlf.sh
index e27a1c5f85..5d6200c4df 100755
--- a/t/t9401-git-cvsserver-crlf.sh
+++ b/t/t9401-git-cvsserver-crlf.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
     echo "subdir/file.h crlf" >> .gitattributes &&
     git add .gitattributes textfile.c binfile.bin mixedUp.c subdir/* &&
     git commit -q -m "First Commit" &&
-    git clone -q --local --bare "$WORKDIR/.git" "$SERVERDIR" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+    git clone -q --bare "$WORKDIR/.git" "$SERVERDIR" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
     GIT_DIR="$SERVERDIR" git config --bool gitcvs.enabled true &&
     GIT_DIR="$SERVERDIR" git config gitcvs.logfile "$SERVERDIR/gitcvs.log"
 '