diff --git a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/cvs_adapter.rb b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/cvs_adapter.rb
index 55c527a3d..ffa241e7c 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/cvs_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/cvs_adapter.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ module Redmine
           @password = (password || "") if @login
         end
 
+        def path_encoding
+          @path_encoding
+        end
+
         def info
           logger.debug "<cvs> info"
           Info.new({:root_url => @root_url, :lastrev => nil})