diff --git a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/cvs_adapter.rb b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/cvs_adapter.rb
index 676f5f7c..6ce10e38 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/cvs_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/cvs_adapter.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module Redmine
           end
 
           def client_available
-            !client_version.empty?
+            client_version_above?([1, 12])
           end
 
           def scm_command_version