diff --git a/package/glibc/glibc.mk b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
index f1c846b727..76fae1f9f7 100644
--- a/package/glibc/glibc.mk
+++ b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ define GLIBC_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--enable-shared \
 		$(if $(BR2_x86_64),--enable-lock-elision) \
 		--with-pkgversion="Buildroot" \
-		--without-cvs \
 		--disable-profile \
 		--without-gd \
 		--enable-obsolete-rpc \