diff --git a/CVSROOT/config b/CVSROOT/config
index 51b03f663d8..8595309bfbb 100644
--- a/CVSROOT/config
+++ b/CVSROOT/config
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 # Set `PreservePermissions' to `yes' to save file status information
 # in the repository.
 #PreservePermissions=no
+
+LockDir=/var/lock/cvsroot