1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/cvs.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/cvs.py
index b77e742c33..69c31e7561 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/cvs.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/cvs.py
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ class Cvs(FetchMethod):
 
         ud.localfile = data.expand('%s_%s_%s_%s%s%s.tar.gz' % (ud.module.replace('/', '.'), ud.host, ud.tag, ud.date, norecurse, fullpath), d)
 
-    def forcefetch(self, url, ud, d):
+    def need_update(self, url, ud, d):
         if (ud.date == "now"):
             return True
+        if not os.path.exists(ud.localpath):
+            return True
         return False
 
     def download(self, loc, ud, d):