diff --git a/git-cvsserver.perl b/git-cvsserver.perl
index fcfb99db65..1de517791f 100755
--- a/git-cvsserver.perl
+++ b/git-cvsserver.perl
@@ -192,11 +192,9 @@ sub req_Root
         }
     }
 
-    unless ( ($cfg->{gitcvs}{$state->{method}}{enabled}
-	      and $cfg->{gitcvs}{$state->{method}}{enabled} =~ /^\s*(1|true|yes)\s*$/i)
-	     or ($cfg->{gitcvs}{enabled}
-	      and $cfg->{gitcvs}{enabled} =~ /^\s*(1|true|yes)\s*$/i) )
-    {
+    my $enabled = ($cfg->{gitcvs}{$state->{method}}{enabled}
+		   || $cfg->{gitcvs}{enabled});
+    unless ($enabled && $enabled =~ /^\s*(1|true|yes)\s*$/i) {
         print "E GITCVS emulation needs to be enabled on this repo\n";
         print "E the repo config file needs a [gitcvs] section added, and the parameter 'enabled' set to 1\n";
         print "E \n";