diff --git a/t/t9200-git-cvsexportcommit.sh b/t/t9200-git-cvsexportcommit.sh
index 3df131a766..e2a86d7a90 100755
--- a/t/t9200-git-cvsexportcommit.sh
+++ b/t/t9200-git-cvsexportcommit.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ if ! test_have_prereq PERL; then
 	test_done
 fi
 
+case "$PWD" in
+*:*)
+	skip_all='cvs would get confused by the colon in `pwd`; skipping tests'
+	test_done
+	;;
+esac
+
 if ! cvs version >/dev/null 2>&1
 then
     skip_all='skipping git cvsexportcommit tests, cvs not found'